#518A8A Color

#518A8A is rgb(81, 138, 138) in RGB and hsl(180, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518A8A

HEX#518A8A

RGBrgb(81, 138, 138)

HSLhsl(180, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(180, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.06 195.7)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518A8A Complementary#8A5151 Analogous#518A6E Analogous#516E8A Triadic#8A518A Triadic#8A8A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62A3A3 #7BB2B2 #95C1C1 #ABCECE #C5DDDD #DFECEC

Shades

#467777 #3C6767 #315454 #284343 #1C3030 #132020

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