#518490#518490

#518490 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.058 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518490
RGB	rgb(81, 132, 144)
HSL	hsl(191, 28%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 44%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.13, -13.77, -11.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.13, 18.14, 220.63°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% -0.0476 -0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.058 214.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6768, 20.2643, 29.4128)
Luminance	0.2026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518490 #905D51

analogous

#51907D #518490 #516590

triadic

#518490 #905184 #849051

tetradic

#518490 #7D5190 #905D51 #659051

square

#518490 #7D5190 #905D51 #659051

split-complementary

#518490 #905165 #907D51

monochromatic

#253C42 #3B6069 #518490 #70A2AE #97BCC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#518490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#518490 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518490

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518490	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717990

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#358988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 132, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.058 214.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a7b0',
    500: '#518490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518490;
$custom-light: #85a7b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.429,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58202,
    "c": 0.0576,
    "h": 214.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518490

secondary

#B1938B

accent

#7663C4

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F10

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #518490

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

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