#516865#516865

#516865 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.028 H 186.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516865
RGB	rgb(81, 104, 101)
HSL	hsl(172, 12%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(172, 22%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, -9.23, -1.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 9.30, 186.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0276 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.028 186.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6919, 12.5892, 14.1760)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516865 #685154

analogous

#51685A #516865 #516068

triadic

#516865 #655168 #686551

tetradic

#516865 #5A5168 #685154 #606851

square

#516865 #5A5168 #685154 #606851

split-complementary

#516865 #685160 #685A51

monochromatic

#1B2322 #364644 #516865 #6C8A86 #8DA6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#516865 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516865 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516865

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516865	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516865	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616265

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516865;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 104, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.028 186.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829390',
    500: '#516865',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516865;
$custom-light: #829390;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516865",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.174,
    "s": 12.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49774,
    "c": 0.02783,
    "h": 186.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516865

secondary

#958083

accent

#727BB5

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0A0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516865

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

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