#516D71#516D71

#516D71 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.033 H 207.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D71
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 113)
HSL	hsl(188, 16%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 28%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, -9.15, -5.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 10.70, 211.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% -0.0296 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.033 207.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8417, 13.8783, 17.6744)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D71 #715551

analogous

#517165 #516D71 #515D71

triadic

#516D71 #71516D #6D7151

tetradic

#516D71 #655171 #715551 #5D7151

square

#516D71 #655171 #715551 #5D7151

split-complementary

#516D71 #71515D #716551

monochromatic

#1E282A #374B4D #516D71 #6B8F95 #8EAAAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#516D71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#516D71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D71

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D71	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.033 207.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839699',
    500: '#516d71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d71;
$custom-light: #839699;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 16.495,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51425,
    "c": 0.03327,
    "h": 207.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D71

secondary

#9C8582

accent

#786FB9

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D71

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

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