#516656#516656

#516656 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.036 H 152.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516656
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 86)
HSL	hsl(134, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(134, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 15.7%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, -11.45, 6.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 13.15, 150.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% -0.0317 0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.036 152.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8240, 11.9237, 10.5862)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516656 #665161

analogous

#566651 #516656 #516660

triadic

#516656 #565166 #665651

tetradic

#516656 #515666 #665161 #666051

square

#516656 #515666 #665161 #666051

split-complementary

#516656 #605166 #665156

monochromatic

#1B221C #364439 #516656 #6C8873 #8DA493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#516656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#516656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516656

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516656	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.036 152.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829185',
    500: '#516656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516656;
$custom-light: #829185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 134.286,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48804,
    "c": 0.03584,
    "h": 152.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516656

secondary

#93808E

accent

#73A5B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #516656

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

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