#515E22#515E22

#515E22 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.085 H 120.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515E22
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 34)
HSL	hsl(73, 47%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(73, 64%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 63.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, -14.86, 31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 35.22, 114.96°)
OKLab	oklab(45.7% -0.0429 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(45.7% 0.085 120.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.6849, 9.8703, 3.0134)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515E22 #2F225E

analogous

#5E4D22 #515E22 #335E22

triadic

#515E22 #22515E #5E2251

tetradic

#515E22 #225E4D #2F225E #5E2233

square

#515E22 #225E4D #2F225E #5E2233

split-complementary

#515E22 #22335E #4D225E

monochromatic

#131608 #2A3112 #515E22 #788B32 #9EB843

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#515E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#515E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515E22

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515E22	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.085 120.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848b60',
    500: '#515e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515e22;
$custom-light: #848b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73,
    "s": 46.875,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45702,
    "c": 0.08532,
    "h": 120.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515E22

secondary

#594A92

accent

#51D76E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515E22

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

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