#516B2E#516B2E

#516B2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.093 H 128.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B2E
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 46)
HSL	hsl(86, 40%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(86, 57%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 57%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, -20.64, 30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 37.00, 123.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0578 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.093 128.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1441, 12.4618, 4.5078)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B2E #482E6B

analogous

#6B672E #516B2E #326B2E

triadic

#516B2E #2E516B #6B2E51

tetradic

#516B2E #2E6B67 #482E6B #6B2E32

square

#516B2E #2E6B67 #482E6B #6B2E32

split-complementary

#516B2E #2E326B #672E6B

monochromatic

#101509 #31401C #516B2E #719640 #91B85B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#516B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B2E

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B2E	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.093 128.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839569',
    500: '#516b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b2e;
$custom-light: #839569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.574,
    "s": 39.869,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49239,
    "c": 0.09272,
    "h": 128.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B2E

secondary

#75589D

accent

#58D08B

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B2E

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

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