#517271#517271

#517271 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.038 H 193.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517271
RGB	rgb(81, 114, 113)
HSL	hsl(178, 17%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(178, 29%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.60, -12.00, -3.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.60, 12.43, 195.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0368 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.038 193.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3903, 14.9756, 17.8573)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517271 #725152

analogous

#517260 #517271 #516272

triadic

#517271 #715172 #727151

tetradic

#517271 #605172 #725152 #627251

square

#517271 #605172 #725152 #627251

split-complementary

#517271 #725162 #726051

monochromatic

#1E2A2A #384E4E #517271 #6B9694 #8EAFAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#517271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#517271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517271

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517271	1.00	5.26	4.00	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6F71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 114, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.038 193.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839a99',
    500: '#517271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517271;
$custom-light: #839a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.182,
    "s": 16.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52653,
    "c": 0.03787,
    "h": 193.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517271

secondary

#9D8283

accent

#6E70BA

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #517271

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

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