#515E16#515E16

#515E16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.095 H 119.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515E16
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(71, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(71, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, -15.77, 37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 40.52, 112.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% -0.0467 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.095 119.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5410, 9.8127, 2.2557)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515E16 #23165E

analogous

#5E4716 #515E16 #2D5E16

triadic

#515E16 #16515E #5E1651

tetradic

#515E16 #165E47 #23165E #5E162D

square

#515E16 #165E47 #23165E #5E162D

split-complementary

#515E16 #162D5E #47165E

monochromatic

#151906 #262C0A #515E16 #7C9022 #A6C12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#515E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#515E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515E16

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515E16	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.095 119.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848b59',
    500: '#515e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515e16;
$custom-light: #848b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.833,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45585,
    "c": 0.09538,
    "h": 119.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515E16

secondary

#4B3B95

accent

#43E560

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515E16

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

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