#516B2A#516B2A

#516B2A is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.097 H 127.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B2A
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 42)
HSL	hsl(84, 44%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 61%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 60.7%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, -21.07, 32.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 38.91, 122.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.0593 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.097 127.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0689, 12.4317, 4.1118)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B2A #442A6B

analogous

#6B652A #516B2A #316B2A

triadic

#516B2A #2A516B #6B2A51

tetradic

#516B2A #2A6B65 #442A6B #6B2A31

square

#516B2A #2A6B65 #442A6B #6B2A31

split-complementary

#516B2A #2A316B #652A6B

monochromatic

#111609 #303F19 #516B2A #72973B #92BC54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#516B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B2A

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B2A	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706423

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D622E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.097 127.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849566',
    500: '#516b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b2a;
$custom-light: #849566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 43.624,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49186,
    "c": 0.09676,
    "h": 127.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B2A

secondary

#71549D

accent

#54D387

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B2A

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

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