#516263#516263

#516263 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.021 H 200.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516263
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 99)
HSL	hsl(183, 10%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(183, 18%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 1%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, -6.20, -2.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 6.77, 203.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% -0.0194 -0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.021 200.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0125, 11.3853, 13.4720)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516263 #635251

analogous

#51635B #516263 #515963

triadic

#516263 #635162 #626351

tetradic

#516263 #5B5163 #635251 #596351

square

#516263 #5B5163 #635251 #596351

split-complementary

#516263 #635159 #635B51

monochromatic

#1A1F20 #354141 #516263 #6D8385 #8DA0A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#516263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#516263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516263

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516263	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6063

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5E63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.021 200.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828e8f',
    500: '#516263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516263;
$custom-light: #828e8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.333,
    "s": 10,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48232,
    "c": 0.02078,
    "h": 200.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516263

secondary

#908080

accent

#7875B3

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516263

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

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