#516916#516916

#516916 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.110 H 124.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516916
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 22)
HSL	hsl(77, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(77, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 0%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, -21.62, 40.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 46.15, 117.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0628 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.11 124.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5898, 11.9103, 2.6053)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516916 #2E1669

analogous

#695716 #516916 #286916

triadic

#516916 #165169 #691651

tetradic

#516916 #166957 #2E1669 #691628

square

#516916 #166957 #2E1669 #691628

split-complementary

#516916 #162869 #571669

monochromatic

#141905 #2A360B #516916 #789C21 #9FCE2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#516916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#516916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516916

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516916	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6204

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.110 124.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85945a',
    500: '#516916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516916;
$custom-light: #85945a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 77.349,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48467,
    "c": 0.11009,
    "h": 124.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516916

secondary

#583B9F

accent

#3FE870

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0D04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516916

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

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