#516D64#516D64

#516D64 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.036 H 173.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D64
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 100)
HSL	hsl(161, 15%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(161, 26%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 8.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, -12.32, 1.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 12.44, 172.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% -0.0355 0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.036 173.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1615, 13.6063, 14.0923)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D64 #6D515A

analogous

#516D56 #516D64 #51686D

triadic

#516D64 #64516D #6D6451

tetradic

#516D64 #56516D #6D515A #686D51

square

#516D64 #56516D #6D515A #686D51

split-complementary

#516D64 #6D5168 #6D5651

monochromatic

#1D2724 #374A44 #516D64 #6B9084 #8EABA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#516D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#516D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D64

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D64	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)

#6B6964

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666665

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A6E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.036 173.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829790',
    500: '#516d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d64;
$custom-light: #829790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.714,
    "s": 14.737,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50979,
    "c": 0.03581,
    "h": 173.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D64

secondary

#998189

accent

#7087B8

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF2F0

border

#CACCCB

text

#0A0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D64

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

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