#516261#516261

#516261 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.021 H 192.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516261
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(176, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(176, 17%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 1%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, -6.67, -1.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 6.86, 193.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% -0.0203 -0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.021 192.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9181, 11.3475, 12.9747)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516261 #625152

analogous

#516259 #516261 #515A62

triadic

#516261 #615162 #626151

tetradic

#516261 #595162 #625152 #5A6251

square

#516261 #595162 #625152 #5A6251

split-complementary

#516261 #62515A #625951

monochromatic

#1A1F1F #354040 #516261 #6D8482 #8DA19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#516261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#516261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516261

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516261	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5E61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.021 192.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828e8d',
    500: '#516261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516261;
$custom-light: #828e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.471,
    "s": 9.497,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48162,
    "c": 0.02078,
    "h": 192.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516261

secondary

#8F7F80

accent

#7579B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516261

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

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