#517D71#517D71

#517D71 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.052 H 175.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517D71
RGB	rgb(81, 125, 113)
HSL	hsl(164, 21%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(164, 35%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 9.6%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, -18.05, 1.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 18.13, 174.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% -0.0521 0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.052 175.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7065, 17.6080, 18.2960)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517D71 #7D515D

analogous

#517D5B #517D71 #51737D

triadic

#517D71 #71517D #7D7151

tetradic

#517D71 #5B517D #7D515D #737D51

square

#517D71 #5B517D #7D515D #737D51

split-complementary

#517D71 #7D5173 #7D5B51

monochromatic

#21332E #39584F #517D71 #6CA091 #91B8AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#517D71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#517D71 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517D71

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517D71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517D71	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)

#7A7870

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727272

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#447E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517d71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 125, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.052 175.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a299',
    500: '#517d71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517d71;
$custom-light: #83a299;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517d71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.636,
    "s": 21.359,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55387,
    "c": 0.05229,
    "h": 175.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517D71

secondary

#A5858E

accent

#6A81BE

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF3F2

border

#CACDCC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #517D71

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

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