#516B23#516B23

#516B23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.103 H 126.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B23
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 35)
HSL	hsl(82, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 67.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, -21.73, 36.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 42.09, 121.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% -0.0619 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.103 126.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9544, 12.3859, 3.5087)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B23 #3D236B

analogous

#6B6123 #516B23 #2D6B23

triadic

#516B23 #23516B #6B2351

tetradic

#516B23 #236B61 #3D236B #6B232D

square

#516B23 #236B61 #3D236B #6B232D

split-complementary

#516B23 #232D6B #61236B

monochromatic

#111708 #2E3D14 #516B23 #749932 #95C246

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#516B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#516B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B23

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B23	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71641A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6228

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.103 126.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849562',
    500: '#516b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b23;
$custom-light: #849562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.667,
    "s": 50.704,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49106,
    "c": 0.1032,
    "h": 126.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B23

secondary

#694B9E

accent

#4EDA80

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1EA

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B23

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

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