#51716C#51716C

#51716C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.038 H 184.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51716C
RGB	rgb(81, 113, 108)
HSL	hsl(171, 16%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 28%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 0%, 4.4%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, -12.67, -0.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 12.70, 184.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% -0.0376 -0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.038 184.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0044, 14.6417, 16.3781)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51716C #715156

analogous

#51715C #51716C #516671

triadic

#51716C #6C5171 #716C51

tetradic

#51716C #5C5171 #715156 #667151

square

#51716C #5C5171 #715156 #667151

split-complementary

#51716C #715166 #715C51

monochromatic

#1E2A28 #374D4A #51716C #6B958E #8EAEA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#51716C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#51716C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51716C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51716C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51716C	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6D6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68696C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51716c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 113, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.038 184.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839a96',
    500: '#51716c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51716c;
$custom-light: #839a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51716c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.625,
    "s": 16.495,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52235,
    "c": 0.03774,
    "h": 184.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51716C

secondary

#9C8286

accent

#6F7AB9

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F1

border

#CACCCB

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #51716C

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

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