#516A2A#516A2A

#516A2A is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.095 H 127.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516A2A
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 42)
HSL	hsl(83, 43%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(83, 60%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 0%, 60.4%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, -20.55, 32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 38.32, 122.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% -0.0579 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.095 127.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9653, 12.2244, 4.0773)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516A2A #432A6A

analogous

#6A632A #516A2A #316A2A

triadic

#516A2A #2A516A #6A2A51

tetradic

#516A2A #2A6A63 #432A6A #6A2A31

square

#516A2A #2A6A63 #432A6A #6A2A31

split-complementary

#516A2A #2A316A #632A6A

monochromatic

#111609 #303E19 #516A2A #72963B #93BB53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#516A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#516A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516A2A

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516A2A	1.00	6.10	3.45	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6323

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C622E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.095 127.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849466',
    500: '#516a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516a2a;
$custom-light: #849466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.438,
    "s": 43.243,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48925,
    "c": 0.09525,
    "h": 127.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516A2A

secondary

#70549C

accent

#55D386

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516A2A

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

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