#516B1B#516B1B

#516B1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.109 H 126.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B1B
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 27)
HSL	hsl(80, 60%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(80, 75%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 74.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, -22.34, 39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 45.37, 119.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% -0.0643 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.109 126)
XYZ	xyz(8.8489, 12.3437, 2.9531)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B1B #351B6B

analogous

#6B5D1B #516B1B #296B1B

triadic

#516B1B #1B516B #6B1B51

tetradic

#516B1B #1B6B5D #351B6B #6B1B29

square

#516B1B #1B6B5D #351B6B #6B1B29

split-complementary

#516B1B #1B296B #5D1B6B

monochromatic

#121806 #2C3A0F #516B1B #769C27 #9BCC35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#516B1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#516B1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B1B

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B1B	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71640D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55665B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.109 126.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85955d',
    500: '#516b1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b1b;
$custom-light: #85955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.5,
    "s": 59.701,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49031,
    "c": 0.10948,
    "h": 126
  },
  "luminance": 0.12344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B1B

secondary

#6042A0

accent

#45E378

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0D04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B1B

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

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