#515E1B#515E1B

#515E1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.092 H 119.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515E1B
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 27)
HSL	hsl(72, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 71.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, -15.44, 35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 38.44, 113.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% -0.0453 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.092 119.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5940, 9.8339, 2.5348)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515E1B #281B5E

analogous

#5E491B #515E1B #2F5E1B

triadic

#515E1B #1B515E #5E1B51

tetradic

#515E1B #1B5E49 #281B5E #5E1B2F

square

#515E1B #1B5E49 #281B5E #5E1B2F

split-complementary

#515E1B #1B2F5E #491B5E

monochromatic

#141807 #282E0D #515E1B #7A8E29 #A3BD36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#515E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#515E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515E1B

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515E1B	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645812

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635920

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.092 119.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848b5c',
    500: '#515e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515e1b;
$custom-light: #848b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.642,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45628,
    "c": 0.09158,
    "h": 119.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515E1B

secondary

#514194

accent

#49DF66

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515E1B

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

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