#516657#516657

#516657 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.035 H 153.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516657
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 87)
HSL	hsl(137, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(137, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 14.7%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, -11.24, 5.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 12.69, 152.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% -0.0312 0.0153)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.035 153.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8646, 11.9399, 10.7999)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516657 #665160

analogous

#556651 #516657 #516661

triadic

#516657 #575166 #665751

tetradic

#516657 #515566 #665160 #666151

square

#516657 #515566 #665160 #666151

split-complementary

#516657 #615166 #665155

monochromatic

#1B221D #36443A #516657 #6C8874 #8DA494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#516657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#516657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516657

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516657	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.035 153.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829186',
    500: '#516657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516657;
$custom-light: #829186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 137.143,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48833,
    "c": 0.03475,
    "h": 153.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516657

secondary

#93808D

accent

#73A2B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #516657

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

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