#516B2B#516B2B
#516B2B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.096 H 128.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 107, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 43%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 60%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 59.8%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.91, -20.96, 32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.91, 38.44, 123.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.2% -0.059 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.096 128) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0870, 12.4390, 4.2072) |
| Luminance | 0.1244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 1.15
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 2.56
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 4.54
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 5.12
Army Green
#4B5D16
ΔE00 5.39
Military Green
#667C3E
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516B2B #452B6B
analogous
#6B652B #516B2B #316B2B
triadic
#516B2B #2B516B #6B2B51
tetradic
#516B2B #2B6B65 #452B6B #6B2B31
square
#516B2B #2B6B65 #452B6B #6B2B31
split-complementary
#516B2B #2B316B #652B6B
monochromatic
#111609 #303F19 #516B2B #72973D #92BB56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#516B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#516B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516B2B
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516B2B | 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)
#706424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C622F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54665D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.096 128.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#849567',
500: '#516b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516b2b; $custom-light: #849567; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 107,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 84.375,
"s": 42.667,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49199,
"c": 0.09578,
"h": 128
},
"luminance": 0.12439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516B2B
secondary
#72559D
accent
#55D288
background
#F8F9F6
surface
#EFF1EB
border
#CACBC6
text
#0B0D06
muted
#7C7E7A