#516B2D#516B2D

#516B2D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.094 H 128.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B2D
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 45)
HSL	hsl(85, 41%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(85, 58%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 57.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, -20.75, 31.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 37.48, 123.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% -0.0582 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.094 128.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1246, 12.4540, 4.4052)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B2D #472D6B

analogous

#6B662D #516B2D #326B2D

triadic

#516B2D #2D516B #6B2D51

tetradic

#516B2D #2D6B66 #472D6B #6B2D32

square

#516B2D #2D6B66 #472D6B #6B2D32

split-complementary

#516B2D #2D326B #662D6B

monochromatic

#101609 #30401B #516B2D #72963F #91B959

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#516B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B2D

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B2D	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)

#706427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.094 128.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849568',
    500: '#516b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b2d;
$custom-light: #849568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.161,
    "s": 40.789,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49225,
    "c": 0.09375,
    "h": 128.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B2D

secondary

#74579D

accent

#57D18A

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B2D

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

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