#516B59#516B59
#516B59 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.042 H 154.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 107, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 14%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 24%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 16.8%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.74, -13.64, 7.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.74, 15.33, 152.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.15% -0.0378 0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.15% 0.042 154.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4537, 12.9856, 11.4049) |
| Luminance | 0.1299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 8.93
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 9.56
Pine
#2B5D34
ΔE00 11.00
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 12.31
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 12.41
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 12.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516B59 #6B5163
analogous
#566B51 #516B59 #516B66
triadic
#516B59 #59516B #6B5951
tetradic
#516B59 #51566B #6B5163 #6B6651
square
#516B59 #51566B #6B5163 #6B6651
split-complementary
#516B59 #66516B #6B5156
monochromatic
#1C251F #37483C #516B59 #6B8E76 #8DA996
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#516B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#516B59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516B59
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516B59 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#66645A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D6A66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.042 154.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#829587',
500: '#516b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516b59; $custom-light: #829587; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 107,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.462,
"s": 13.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50145,
"c": 0.04192,
"h": 154.4
},
"luminance": 0.12986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516B59
secondary
#978190
accent
#71A1B7
background
#F8F9F8
surface
#EFF1EF
border
#CACBCA
text
#0A0D0B
muted
#7C7E7C