#516166#516166

#516166 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.021 H 218.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516166
RGB	rgb(81, 97, 102)
HSL	hsl(194, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(194, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, -4.87, -4.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 6.89, 225.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% -0.0165 -0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.021 218.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.0657, 11.2577, 14.2104)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516166 #665651

analogous

#516660 #516166 #515666

triadic

#516166 #665161 #616651

tetradic

#516166 #605166 #665651 #566651

square

#516166 #605166 #665651 #566651

split-complementary

#516166 #665156 #666051

monochromatic

#1B2022 #364144 #516166 #6C8188 #8D9FA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#516166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#516166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516166

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516166	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6066

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5D66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 97, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.021 218.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828d91',
    500: '#516166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516166;
$custom-light: #828d91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.286,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48098,
    "c": 0.02117,
    "h": 218.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516166

secondary

#938480

accent

#8373B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516166

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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