#516A2E#516A2E

#516A2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.091 H 128.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516A2E
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 46)
HSL	hsl(85, 39%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(85, 57%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 0%, 56.6%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, -20.11, 30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 36.39, 123.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0563 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.091 128.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0405, 12.2545, 4.4733)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516A2E #472E6A

analogous

#6A652E #516A2E #336A2E

triadic

#516A2E #2E516A #6A2E51

tetradic

#516A2E #2E6A65 #472E6A #6A2E33

square

#516A2E #2E6A65 #472E6A #6A2E33

split-complementary

#516A2E #2E336A #652E6A

monochromatic

#101509 #303F1B #516A2E #729541 #91B85B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#516A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#516A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516A2E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516A2E	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.091 128.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839469',
    500: '#516a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516a2e;
$custom-light: #839469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85,
    "s": 39.474,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48978,
    "c": 0.09117,
    "h": 128.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516A2E

secondary

#74589C

accent

#58CF8A

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516A2E

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

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