#516220#516220

#516220 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.093 H 122.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516220
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 32)
HSL	hsl(75, 51%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(75, 67%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 67.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, -17.23, 34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 38.38, 116.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% -0.0497 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.093 122.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0218, 10.5890, 2.9875)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516220 #312062

analogous

#625220 #516220 #306220

triadic

#516220 #205162 #622051

tetradic

#516220 #206252 #312062 #622030

square

#516220 #206252 #312062 #622030

split-complementary

#516220 #203062 #522062

monochromatic

#131708 #2B3411 #516220 #77902F #9DBE3E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#516220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#516220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516220

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516220	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685C18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.093 122.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848e5f',
    500: '#516220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516220;
$custom-light: #848e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.455,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46719,
    "c": 0.09289,
    "h": 122.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516220

secondary

#5C4796

accent

#4EDA72

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516220

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

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