#516B2F#516B2F

#516B2F is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.092 H 128.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B2F
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 47)
HSL	hsl(86, 39%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(86, 56%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 56.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, -20.52, 30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 36.51, 124.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% -0.0574 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.092 128.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1641, 12.4698, 4.6129)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B2F #492F6B

analogous

#6B672F #516B2F #336B2F

triadic

#516B2F #2F516B #6B2F51

tetradic

#516B2F #2F6B67 #492F6B #6B2F33

square

#516B2F #2F6B67 #492F6B #6B2F33

split-complementary

#516B2F #2F336B #672F6B

monochromatic

#11160A #31401C #516B2F #719642 #90B85D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#516B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B2F

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B2F	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)

#706429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.092 128.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839569',
    500: '#516b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b2f;
$custom-light: #839569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86,
    "s": 38.961,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49253,
    "c": 0.09167,
    "h": 128.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B2F

secondary

#76599C

accent

#59CF8C

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B2F

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

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