#516B24#516B24

#516B24 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.102 H 127.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B24
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 36)
HSL	hsl(82, 50%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 66.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, -21.64, 35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 41.65, 121.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% -0.0615 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.102 127)
XYZ	xyz(8.9695, 12.3919, 3.5881)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B24 #3E246B

analogous

#6B6124 #516B24 #2D6B24

triadic

#516B24 #24516B #6B2451

tetradic

#516B24 #246B61 #3E246B #6B242D

square

#516B24 #246B61 #3E246B #6B242D

split-complementary

#516B24 #242D6B #61246B

monochromatic

#111708 #2E3D15 #516B24 #749933 #95C148

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#516B24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#516B24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B24

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B24	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)

#71641B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.102 127.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849562',
    500: '#516b24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b24;
$custom-light: #849562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.972,
    "s": 49.65,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49116,
    "c": 0.10234,
    "h": 127
  },
  "luminance": 0.12392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B24

secondary

#6A4D9E

accent

#4FD981

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF1EA

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B24

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

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