#516237#516237

#516237 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.068 H 126.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516237
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(84, 28%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(84, 44%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 43.9%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, -14.66, 22.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 26.73, 123.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% -0.0404 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.068 126.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4505, 10.7605, 5.2455)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516237 #483762

analogous

#625E37 #516237 #3B6237

triadic

#516237 #375162 #623751

tetradic

#516237 #37625E #483762 #62373B

square

#516237 #37625E #483762 #62373B

split-complementary

#516237 #373B62 #5E3762

monochromatic

#10140B #313B21 #516237 #71894D #91AB69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#516237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#516237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516237

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516237	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.068 126.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828e6e',
    500: '#516237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516237;
$custom-light: #828e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.721,
    "s": 28.105,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47051,
    "c": 0.06791,
    "h": 126.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516237

secondary

#756292

accent

#63C48A

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFF0EC

border

#CACBC7

text

#0A0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516237

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

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