#516511#516511

#516511 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.108 H 122.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516511
RGB	rgb(81, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(74, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(74, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, -19.81, 41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 45.79, 115.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% -0.0583 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.108 122.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1483, 11.0971, 2.2429)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516511 #251165

analogous

#654F11 #516511 #276511

triadic

#516511 #115165 #651151

tetradic

#516511 #11654F #251165 #651127

square

#516511 #11654F #251165 #651127

split-complementary

#516511 #112765 #4F1165

monochromatic

#151A04 #273108 #516511 #7B991A #A5CE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#516511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#516511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516511

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516511	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.108 122.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859157',
    500: '#516511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516511;
$custom-light: #859157;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 74.286,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47382,
    "c": 0.1077,
    "h": 122.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516511

secondary

#4E359D

accent

#3AEE65

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C03

muted

#7C7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #516511

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

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