#516366#516366

#516366 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.022 H 208.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516366
RGB	rgb(81, 99, 102)
HSL	hsl(189, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, -6.06, -3.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 7.24, 213.22°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% -0.0196 -0.0108)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.022 208.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2528, 11.6320, 14.2728)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516366 #665451

analogous

#51665E #516366 #515866

triadic

#516366 #665163 #636651

tetradic

#516366 #5E5166 #665451 #586651

square

#516366 #5E5166 #665451 #586651

split-complementary

#516366 #665158 #665E51

monochromatic

#1B2122 #364244 #516366 #6C8488 #8DA1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#516366 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#516366 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516366

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516366	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516366	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5F66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516366;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 99, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.022 208.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828f91',
    500: '#516366',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516366;
$custom-light: #828f91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516366",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48583,
    "c": 0.02237,
    "h": 208.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516366

secondary

#938380

accent

#7D73B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516366

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

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