#516A23#516A23

#516A23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.102 H 126.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516A23
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 35)
HSL	hsl(81, 50%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(81, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 0%, 67%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, -21.21, 35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 41.52, 120.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% -0.0604 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.102 126.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8508, 12.1786, 3.4742)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516A23 #3C236A

analogous

#6A6023 #516A23 #2D6A23

triadic

#516A23 #23516A #6A2351

tetradic

#516A23 #236A60 #3C236A #6A232D

square

#516A23 #236A60 #3C236A #6A232D

split-complementary

#516A23 #232D6A #60236A

monochromatic

#121708 #2E3C14 #516A23 #749832 #96C246

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#516A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#516A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516A23

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516A23	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70631A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54655B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.102 126.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849462',
    500: '#516a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516a23;
$custom-light: #849462;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.127,
    "s": 50.355,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48843,
    "c": 0.10176,
    "h": 126.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516A23

secondary

#684B9D

accent

#4EDA7F

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1EA

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516A23

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

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