#516B32#516B32

#516B32 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.088 H 129.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B32
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 50)
HSL	hsl(87, 36%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(87, 53%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 53.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, -20.17, 28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 35.03, 125.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% -0.0561 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.088 129.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.2267, 12.4948, 4.9426)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B32 #4C326B

analogous

#6B6832 #516B32 #346B32

triadic

#516B32 #32516B #6B3251

tetradic

#516B32 #326B68 #4C326B #6B3234

square

#516B32 #326B68 #4C326B #6B3234

split-complementary

#516B32 #32346B #68326B

monochromatic

#12180B #31411F #516B32 #719545 #8FB662

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#516B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#516B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B32

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B32	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70642D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53675E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.088 129.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83956b',
    500: '#516b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b32;
$custom-light: #83956b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.368,
    "s": 36.306,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49297,
    "c": 0.08845,
    "h": 129.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B32

secondary

#7A5D9C

accent

#5BCC8F

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D07

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B32

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

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