#516B2C#516B2C

#516B2C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.095 H 128.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B2C
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 44)
HSL	hsl(85, 42%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(85, 59%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 58.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, -20.86, 31.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 37.97, 123.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0586 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.095 128.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1056, 12.4464, 4.3050)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B2C #462C6B

analogous

#6B662C #516B2C #326B2C

triadic

#516B2C #2C516B #6B2C51

tetradic

#516B2C #2C6B66 #462C6B #6B2C32

square

#516B2C #2C6B66 #462C6B #6B2C32

split-complementary

#516B2C #2C326B #662C6B

monochromatic

#101609 #30401A #516B2C #72963E #91BA57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#516B2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B2C

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B2C	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)

#706426

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.095 128.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849567',
    500: '#516b2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b2c;
$custom-light: #849567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84.762,
    "s": 41.722,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49212,
    "c": 0.09477,
    "h": 128.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B2C

secondary

#73569D

accent

#56D289

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B2C

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

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