#516B78#516B78

#516B78 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.037 H 230.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B78
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 120)
HSL	hsl(200, 19%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(200, 33%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, -6.14, -10.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 12.02, 239.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% -0.0237 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.037 230)
XYZ	xyz(12.0401, 13.6202, 19.7602)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B78 #785E51

analogous

#517872 #516B78 #515878

triadic

#516B78 #78516B #6B7851

tetradic

#516B78 #725178 #785E51 #587851

square

#516B78 #725178 #785E51 #587851

split-complementary

#516B78 #785158 #787251

monochromatic

#202A2F #384A53 #516B78 #6B8B9B #90A8B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#516B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#516B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B78

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B78	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6578

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.037 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83959f',
    500: '#516b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b78;
$custom-light: #83959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 19.403,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51207,
    "c": 0.03691,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.13621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B78

secondary

#A18D84

accent

#876CBC

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B78

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

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