#516B20#516B20

#516B20 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.106 H 126.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B20
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 32)
HSL	hsl(81, 54%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 70%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 70.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -21.97, 37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 43.37, 120.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% -0.0628 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.106 126.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9118, 12.3689, 3.2841)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B20 #3A206B

analogous

#6B6020 #516B20 #2C6B20

triadic

#516B20 #20516B #6B2051

tetradic

#516B20 #206B60 #3A206B #6B202C

square

#516B20 #206B60 #3A206B #6B202C

split-complementary

#516B20 #202C6B #60206B

monochromatic

#121807 #2D3C12 #516B20 #759A2E #97C640

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#516B20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#516B20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B20

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B20	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)

#716416

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.106 126.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849560',
    500: '#516b20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b20;
$custom-light: #849560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.8,
    "s": 53.957,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49076,
    "c": 0.10571,
    "h": 126.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B20

secondary

#66489F

accent

#4ADD7D

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1EA

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B20

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

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