#517C7C#517C7C

#517C7C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.048 H 195.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517C7C
RGB	rgb(81, 124, 124)
HSL	hsl(180, 21%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(180, 35%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 0%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, -14.76, -4.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 15.50, 197.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% -0.0457 -0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.048 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2378, 17.6190, 21.7154)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517C7C #7C5151

analogous

#517C66 #517C7C #51667C

triadic

#517C7C #7C517C #7C7C51

tetradic

#517C7C #66517C #7C5151 #667C51

square

#517C7C #66517C #7C5151 #667C51

split-complementary

#517C7C #7C5166 #7C6651

monochromatic

#213232 #395757 #517C7C #6C9F9F #91B7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#517C7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#517C7C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517C7C

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517C7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517C7C	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77787C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F727C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#407F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517c7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 124, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.048 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a2a1',
    500: '#517c7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517c7c;
$custom-light: #84a2a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517c7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 20.976,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55505,
    "c": 0.04751,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517C7C

secondary

#A48585

accent

#6A6ABE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #517C7C

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

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