#516B1E#516B1E

#516B1E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.107 H 126.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B1E
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 30)
HSL	hsl(80, 56%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(80, 72%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 72%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, -22.13, 38.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 44.19, 120.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% -0.0635 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.107 126.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8854, 12.3583, 3.1453)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B1E #381E6B

analogous

#6B5F1E #516B1E #2B6B1E

triadic

#516B1E #1E516B #6B1E51

tetradic

#516B1E #1E6B5F #381E6B #6B1E2B

square

#516B1E #1E6B5F #381E6B #6B1E2B

split-complementary

#516B1E #1E2B6B #5F1E6B

monochromatic

#121807 #2D3B11 #516B1E #759B2B #99C83B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#516B1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#516B1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B1E

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B1E	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)

#716412

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6224

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.107 126.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84955f',
    500: '#516b1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b1e;
$custom-light: #84955f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.26,
    "s": 56.204,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49057,
    "c": 0.10727,
    "h": 126.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B1E

secondary

#64459F

accent

#48DF7B

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B1E

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

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