#519AA3#519AA3
#519AA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.074 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #519AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 154, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 34%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 50%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 5.5%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.44, -20.24, -11.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.44, 23.40, 210.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.26% -0.0666 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.26% 0.074 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5572, 27.5030, 38.8158) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.07
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.64
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.10
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#519AA3 #A35A51
analogous
#51A383 #519AA3 #5171A3
triadic
#519AA3 #A3519A #9AA351
tetradic
#519AA3 #8351A3 #A35A51 #71A351
square
#519AA3 #8351A3 #A35A51 #71A351
split-complementary
#519AA3 #A35171 #A38351
monochromatic
#284D51 #3D737A #519AA3 #76B3BB #9FCACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#519AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#519AA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #519AA3
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##519AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##519AA3 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1E9F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #519aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 154, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.074 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b8be',
500: '#519aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #519aa3; $custom-light: #88b8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#519aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 154,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.585,
"s": 33.607,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64256,
"c": 0.07404,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.27505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#519AA3
secondary
#BC9893
accent
#6A5ECA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081