#518480#518480

#518480 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.055 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518480
RGB	rgb(81, 132, 128)
HSL	hsl(175, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(175, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 0%, 3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, -18.07, -3.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 18.36, 190.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% -0.0545 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.055 189.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5394, 19.8093, 23.4226)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518480 #845155

analogous

#518467 #518480 #516F84

triadic

#518480 #805184 #848051

tetradic

#518480 #675184 #845155 #6F8451

square

#518480 #675184 #845155 #6F8451

split-complementary

#518480 #84516F #846751

monochromatic

#223836 #3A5E5B #518480 #6DA5A1 #93BDB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#518480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#518480 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518480

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518480	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7F80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767881

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D8683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 132, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.055 189.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a8a4',
    500: '#518480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518480;
$custom-light: #84a8a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.294,
    "s": 23.944,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5762,
    "c": 0.05529,
    "h": 189.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518480

secondary

#AA878A

accent

#676EC0

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #518480

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

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