#516669#516669

#516669 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.026 H 207.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516669
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 105)
HSL	hsl(188, 13%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 23%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, -7.09, -4.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 8.28, 211.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% -0.0228 -0.0116)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.026 207)
XYZ	xyz(10.6938, 12.2716, 15.1671)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516669 #695451

analogous

#516960 #516669 #515A69

triadic

#516669 #695166 #666951

tetradic

#516669 #605169 #695451 #5A6951

square

#516669 #605169 #695451 #5A6951

split-complementary

#516669 #69515A #696051

monochromatic

#1C2324 #364446 #516669 #6C888C #8DA4A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#516669 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#516669 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516669

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516669	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516669	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626469

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6169

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A6867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516669;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.026 207.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829193',
    500: '#516669',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516669;
$custom-light: #829193;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516669",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 12.903,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49423,
    "c": 0.02563,
    "h": 207
  },
  "luminance": 0.12272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516669

secondary

#958380

accent

#7B72B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #516669

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

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