#516C17#516C17
#516C17 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.113 H 126.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516C17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 108, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 78.7%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, -23.10, 41.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 47.36, 119.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.27% -0.0668 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.27% 0.113 126) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9106, 12.5362, 2.7607) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 3.82
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 3.83
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 4.11
Army Green
#4B5D16
ΔE00 5.35
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 5.38
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516C17 #32176C
analogous
#6C5C17 #516C17 #266C17
triadic
#516C17 #17516C #6C1751
tetradic
#516C17 #176C5C #32176C #6C1726
square
#516C17 #176C5C #32176C #6C1726
split-complementary
#516C17 #17266C #5C176C
monochromatic
#131905 #2B3A0C #516C17 #779E22 #9DD12C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#516C17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#516C17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516C17
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516C17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516C17 | 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)
#726405
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E631F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55675C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516c17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.113 126.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85965b',
500: '#516c17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516c17; $custom-light: #85965b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516c17",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 108,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.059,
"s": 64.885,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49265,
"c": 0.11349,
"h": 126
},
"luminance": 0.12536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516C17
secondary
#5D3DA2
accent
#40E875
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#EFF2E9
border
#CACCC5
text
#0B0D04
muted
#7C7E79