#516665#516665

#516665 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.025 H 192.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516665
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 101)
HSL	hsl(177, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(177, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 1%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, -8.07, -2.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 8.32, 194.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0246 -0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.025 192.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4930, 12.1913, 14.1097)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516665 #665152

analogous

#51665A #516665 #515C66

triadic

#516665 #655166 #666551

tetradic

#516665 #5A5166 #665152 #5C6651

square

#516665 #5A5166 #665152 #5C6651

split-complementary

#516665 #66515C #665A51

monochromatic

#1B2221 #364443 #516665 #6C8887 #8DA4A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#516665 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#516665 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516665

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516665	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516665	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636465

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6165

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516665;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.025 192.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829190',
    500: '#516665',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516665;
$custom-light: #829190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516665",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.143,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49282,
    "c": 0.02525,
    "h": 192.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516665

secondary

#938081

accent

#7377B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516665

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

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