#516227#516227

#516227 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.086 H 123.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516227
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 39)
HSL	hsl(77, 43%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(77, 60%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 60.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, -16.58, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 35.06, 118.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% -0.0472 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.086 123.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1273, 10.6311, 3.5429)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516227 #382762

analogous

#625627 #516227 #346227

triadic

#516227 #275162 #622751

tetradic

#516227 #276256 #382762 #622734

square

#516227 #276256 #382762 #622734

split-complementary

#516227 #273462 #562762

monochromatic

#121609 #2D3616 #516227 #758E38 #99B84C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#516227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#516227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516227

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516227	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.086 123.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838e63',
    500: '#516227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516227;
$custom-light: #838e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 77.288,
    "s": 43.066,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46801,
    "c": 0.08621,
    "h": 123.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516227

secondary

#645095

accent

#55D379

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFF0EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516227

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

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