#516255#516255

#516255 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.029 H 152.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516255
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(134, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(134, 17%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 13.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, -9.36, 5.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 10.74, 150.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% -0.0259 0.0137)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.029 152.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4003, 11.1404, 10.2476)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516255 #62515E

analogous

#556251 #516255 #51625D

triadic

#516255 #555162 #625551

tetradic

#516255 #515562 #62515E #625D51

square

#516255 #515562 #62515E #625D51

split-complementary

#516255 #5D5162 #625155

monochromatic

#1A1F1B #354038 #516255 #6D8472 #8DA191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#516255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#516255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516255

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516255	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.029 152.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828e84',
    500: '#516255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516255;
$custom-light: #828e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 134.118,
    "s": 9.497,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47776,
    "c": 0.02932,
    "h": 152.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516255

secondary

#8F7F8C

accent

#75A4B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #516255

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

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