#516C15#516C15
#516C15 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.115 H 125.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516C15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 108, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 80.6%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, -23.21, 42.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 48.03, 118.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.25% -0.0672 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.25% 0.115 125.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8913, 12.5285, 2.6591) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 3.86
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 4.01
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 4.35
Army Green
#4B5D16
ΔE00 5.40
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 5.49
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516C15 #30156C
analogous
#6C5C15 #516C15 #256C15
triadic
#516C15 #15516C #6C1551
tetradic
#516C15 #156C5C #30156C #6C1525
square
#516C15 #156C5C #30156C #6C1525
split-complementary
#516C15 #15256C #5C156C
monochromatic
#131A05 #2B390B #516C15 #779F1F #9ED229
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#516C15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#516C15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516C15
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516C15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516C15 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726401
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55665C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516c15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.115 125.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85965a',
500: '#516c15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516c15; $custom-light: #85965a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516c15",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 108,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.621,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49251,
"c": 0.1147,
"h": 125.9
},
"luminance": 0.12529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516C15
secondary
#5B3AA3
accent
#3DEA73
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#EFF2E9
border
#CACCC5
text
#0B0D04
muted
#7C7E79