#516216#516216

#516216 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.101 H 121.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516216
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 22)
HSL	hsl(73, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(73, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 77.6%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, -17.94, 38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 42.55, 114.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% -0.0527 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.101 121.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9060, 10.5426, 2.3773)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516216 #271662

analogous

#624D16 #516216 #2B6216

triadic

#516216 #165162 #621651

tetradic

#516216 #16624D #271662 #62162B

square

#516216 #16624D #271662 #62162B

split-complementary

#516216 #162B62 #4D1662

monochromatic

#151906 #28300B #516216 #7A9421 #A4C62C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#516216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#516216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516216

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516216	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)

#685C07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.101 121.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848e59',
    500: '#516216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516216;
$custom-light: #848e59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.421,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46629,
    "c": 0.10071,
    "h": 121.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516216

secondary

#503B99

accent

#41E666

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516216

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

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