#517569#517569

#517569 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.045 H 171.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517569
RGB	rgb(81, 117, 105)
HSL	hsl(160, 18%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(160, 31%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 0%, 10.3%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, -15.60, 2.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 15.81, 170.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% -0.0447 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.045 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3036, 15.4912, 15.7037)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517569 #75515D

analogous

#517557 #517569 #516F75

triadic

#517569 #695175 #756951

tetradic

#517569 #575175 #75515D #6F7551

square

#517569 #575175 #75515D #6F7551

split-complementary

#517569 #75516F #755751

monochromatic

#1F2D28 #385149 #517569 #6B9889 #8FB1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#517569 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#517569 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517569

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517569	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517569	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737068

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6C6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517569;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 117, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.045 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839d93',
    500: '#517569',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517569;
$custom-light: #839d93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517569",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 18.182,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53135,
    "c": 0.04521,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517569

secondary

#9F838C

accent

#6D87BB

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F1

border

#CACCCB

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #517569

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

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