#518496#518496
#518496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.061 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #518496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 132, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 30%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 46%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, -12.07, -14.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 19.24, 231.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.44% -0.0451 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.44% 0.061 222.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1476, 20.4526, 31.8924) |
| Luminance | 0.2045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.32
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.23
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 6.50
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 6.87
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.21
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#518496 #966351
analogous
#519685 #518496 #516296
triadic
#518496 #965184 #849651
tetradic
#518496 #855196 #966351 #629651
square
#518496 #855196 #966351 #629651
split-complementary
#518496 #965162 #968551
monochromatic
#263E47 #3C616E #518496 #72A2B3 #99BCC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#518496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#518496 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #518496
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##518496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##518496 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A8197
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#318A8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #518496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 132, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.061 222.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86a7b4',
500: '#518496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #518496; $custom-light: #86a7b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#518496",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 132,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.652,
"s": 29.87,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58439,
"c": 0.06118,
"h": 222.5
},
"luminance": 0.20454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#518496
secondary
#B5988E
accent
#7C62C6
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#F0F4F6
border
#CBCED0
text
#0B0F11
muted
#7C7F80