#516212#516212

#516212 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.103 H 121.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516212
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 18)
HSL	hsl(73, 69%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(73, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 81.6%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, -18.17, 40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 43.98, 114.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% -0.0537 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.103 121.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.8703, 10.5284, 2.1897)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516212 #231262

analogous

#624B12 #516212 #296212

triadic

#516212 #125162 #621251

tetradic

#516212 #12624B #231262 #621229

square

#516212 #12624B #231262 #621229

split-complementary

#516212 #122962 #4B1262

monochromatic

#151A05 #262E09 #516212 #7C961B #A6C925

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#516212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#516212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516212

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516212	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)

#695C01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.103 121.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858e57',
    500: '#516212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516212;
$custom-light: #858e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.75,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46601,
    "c": 0.10321,
    "h": 121.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516212

secondary

#4B369A

accent

#3CEC61

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C03

muted

#7C7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #516212

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

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