#516B26#516B26

#516B26 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.101 H 127.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B26
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 38)
HSL	hsl(83, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(83, 64%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 64.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, -21.46, 34.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 40.76, 121.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% -0.0608 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.101 127.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0009, 12.4045, 3.7534)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B26 #40266B

analogous

#6B6226 #516B26 #2E6B26

triadic

#516B26 #26516B #6B2651

tetradic

#516B26 #266B62 #40266B #6B262E

square

#516B26 #266B62 #40266B #6B262E

split-complementary

#516B26 #262E6B #62266B

monochromatic

#111708 #2F3E16 #516B26 #739836 #94BF4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#516B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#516B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B26

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B26	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70641E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D622B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.101 127.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849563',
    500: '#516b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b26;
$custom-light: #849563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.609,
    "s": 47.586,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49138,
    "c": 0.10054,
    "h": 127.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B26

secondary

#6D4F9E

accent

#51D783

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B26

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

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