#516211#516211

#516211 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.104 H 121.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516211
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(73, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(73, 83%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 82.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, -18.22, 40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 44.31, 114.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% -0.0539 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.104 121.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.8623, 10.5252, 2.1476)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516211 #221162

analogous

#624B11 #516211 #286211

triadic

#516211 #115162 #621151

tetradic

#516211 #11624B #221162 #621128

square

#516211 #11624B #221162 #621128

split-complementary

#516211 #112862 #4B1162

monochromatic

#161A05 #262E08 #516211 #7C961A #A7CA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#516211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#516211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516211

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516211	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.104 121.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858e57',
    500: '#516211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516211;
$custom-light: #858e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.593,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46595,
    "c": 0.10379,
    "h": 121.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516211

secondary

#4A349A

accent

#3BED60

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C03

muted

#7C7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #516211

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

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