#517E7B
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56% 0.05 190.5), rgb(81, 126, 123).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.62:1).
About this color
#517E7B is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 191°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.62:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.62:1 |
| White text | 4.54:1 |
Values
| HEX | #517E7B |
| RGB | rgb(81, 126, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 22%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.05 190.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #517E7B | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc -77.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #517E7B | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #517E7B text on white | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #517E7B text on black | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F6
oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5EBEB
oklch(93.6% 0.006 197)
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Step 200
200
#D0DCDB
oklch(88.5% 0.013 190.9)
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Step 300
300
#B1C5C4
oklch(80.8% 0.022 193.1)
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Step 400
400
#88A8A6
oklch(70.7% 0.035 191.7)
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Step 500
500
#699390
oklch(63.2% 0.046 190.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#517E7B
oklch(56% 0.05 190.5)
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Step 700
700
#406967
oklch(49% 0.046 191.8)
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Step 800
800
#355654
oklch(42.7% 0.039 190.9)
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Step 900
900
#2F4745
oklch(37.8% 0.03 189.4)
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Step 950
950
#1C2928
oklch(26.9% 0.018 190.2)
#517E7B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #797A7B | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #71737C | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #40807D | 0.017 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.050 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #517E7B
#517E7B
oklch(56% 0.05 190.5)
- #8F696D
#8F696D
oklch(56.1% 0.049 11.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #517E7B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.038
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.041
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.042
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.046
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.047
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.051
- Metallic Blue #4F738E ΔE 0.052
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.052
Use #517E7B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.