#516262#516262

#516262 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.021 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516262
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 98)
HSL	hsl(180, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 17%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, -6.43, -2.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 6.79, 198.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% -0.0199 -0.0059)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.021 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9650, 11.3662, 13.2218)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516262 #625151

analogous

#516259 #516262 #515962

triadic

#516262 #625162 #626251

tetradic

#516262 #595162 #625151 #596251

square

#516262 #595162 #625151 #596251

split-complementary

#516262 #625159 #625951

monochromatic

#1A1F1F #354040 #516262 #6D8484 #8DA1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#516262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#516262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516262

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516262	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)

#606062

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.021 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828e8e',
    500: '#516262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516262;
$custom-light: #828e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 9.497,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48197,
    "c": 0.02072,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516262

secondary

#8F7F7F

accent

#7575B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516262

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

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