#516221#516221

#516221 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.092 H 122.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516221
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(76, 50%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(76, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 66.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, -17.14, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 37.92, 116.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% -0.0494 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.092 122.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0356, 10.5945, 3.0602)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516221 #322162

analogous

#625221 #516221 #306221

triadic

#516221 #215162 #622151

tetradic

#516221 #216252 #322162 #622130

square

#516221 #216252 #322162 #622130

split-complementary

#516221 #213062 #522162

monochromatic

#131708 #2B3412 #516221 #779030 #9DBE40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#516221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#516221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516221

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516221	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685C19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.092 122.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848e60',
    500: '#516221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516221;
$custom-light: #848e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.692,
    "s": 49.618,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4673,
    "c": 0.092,
    "h": 122.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516221

secondary

#5D4996

accent

#4FD973

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516221

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

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