#517E72#517E72
#517E72 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.053 H 175.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #517E72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 126, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 22%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 36%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.7%, 0%, 9.5%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.36, -18.34, 1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.36, 18.41, 174.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.67% -0.053 0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.67% 0.053 175.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8904, 17.8851, 18.6366) |
| Luminance | 0.1789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.99
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 8.65
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 8.65
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.93
Slate Green
#658D6D
ΔE00 9.14
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#517E72 #7E515D
analogous
#517E5B #517E72 #51737E
triadic
#517E72 #72517E #7E7251
tetradic
#517E72 #5B517E #7E515D #737E51
square
#517E72 #5B517E #7E515D #737E51
split-complementary
#517E72 #7E5173 #7E5B51
monochromatic
#21332F #395950 #517E72 #6CA092 #91B8AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#517E72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#517E72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #517E72
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##517E72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##517E72 | 1.00 | 4.59 | 4.58 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7971
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#737373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#447F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #517e72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 126, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.053 175.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84a39a',
500: '#517e72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #517e72; $custom-light: #84a39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#517e72",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 126,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164,
"s": 21.739,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55669,
"c": 0.05316,
"h": 175.6
},
"luminance": 0.17886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#517E72
secondary
#A5858E
accent
#6A80BE
background
#F8FAF9
surface
#EFF4F2
border
#CACECC
text
#0B0F0E
muted
#7C7F7E