#517279#517279

#517279 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.039 H 212.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517279
RGB	rgb(81, 114, 121)
HSL	hsl(191, 20%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(191, 33%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, -9.94, -7.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 12.55, 217.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% -0.0332 -0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.039 212.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8607, 15.1638, 20.3347)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517279 #795851

analogous

#51796C #517279 #515E79

triadic

#517279 #795172 #727951

tetradic

#517279 #6C5179 #795851 #5E7951

square

#517279 #6C5179 #795851 #5E7951

split-complementary

#517279 #79515E #796C51

monochromatic

#202D30 #384F54 #517279 #6B939C #90AEB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#517279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#517279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517279

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517279	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7079

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#437574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 114, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.039 212.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839a9f',
    500: '#517279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517279;
$custom-light: #839a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.5,
    "s": 19.802,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52943,
    "c": 0.03931,
    "h": 212.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517279

secondary

#A28984

accent

#7A6BBC

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #517279

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

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