#516B1F#516B1F

#516B1F is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.106 H 126.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B1F
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 31)
HSL	hsl(81, 55%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 71%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 71%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, -22.05, 37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 43.79, 120.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% -0.0631 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.106 126.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8984, 12.3635, 3.2136)
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

#516B1F #391F6B

analogous

#6B5F1F #516B1F #2B6B1F

triadic

#516B1F #1F516B #6B1F51

tetradic

#516B1F #1F6B5F #391F6B #6B1F2B

square

#516B1F #1F6B5F #391F6B #6B1F2B

split-complementary

#516B1F #1F2B6B #5F1F6B

monochromatic

#121807 #2D3C11 #516B1F #759A2D #98C73D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#516B1F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#516B1F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B1F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B1F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B1F	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)

#716414

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b1f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.106 126.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84955f',
    500: '#516b1f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b1f;
$custom-light: #84955f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b1f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.526,
    "s": 55.072,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49066,
    "c": 0.10649,
    "h": 126.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B1F

secondary

#65479F

accent

#49DE7C

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B1F

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

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