#516E71#516E71

#516E71 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.034 H 204.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E71
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 113)
HSL	hsl(186, 16%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(186, 28%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, -9.72, -5.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 10.97, 207.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% -0.0311 -0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.034 204.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9490, 14.0929, 17.7102)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E71 #715451

analogous

#517164 #516E71 #515E71

triadic

#516E71 #71516E #6E7151

tetradic

#516E71 #645171 #715451 #5E7151

square

#516E71 #645171 #715451 #5E7151

split-complementary

#516E71 #71515E #716451

monochromatic

#1E292A #374B4D #516E71 #6B9195 #8EABAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#516E71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#516E71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E71

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E71	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.034 204.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839799',
    500: '#516e71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e71;
$custom-light: #839799;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.625,
    "s": 16.495,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5167,
    "c": 0.03403,
    "h": 204.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E71

secondary

#9C8482

accent

#766FB9

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E71

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →