#516C1B#516C1B

#516C1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.111 H 126.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C1B
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 27)
HSL	hsl(80, 60%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(80, 75%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, -22.85, 39.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 45.91, 119.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% -0.0657 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.111 126.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9538, 12.5534, 2.9880)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C1B #361B6C

analogous

#6C5F1B #516C1B #296C1B

triadic

#516C1B #1B516C #6C1B51

tetradic

#516C1B #1B6C5F #361B6C #6C1B29

square

#516C1B #1B6C5F #361B6C #6C1B29

split-complementary

#516C1B #1B296C #5F1B6C

monochromatic

#121806 #2C3B0F #516C1B #769D27 #9ACC35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#516C1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#516C1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C1B

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C1B	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72640D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55675C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.111 126.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85965d',
    500: '#516c1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c1b;
$custom-light: #85965d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49295,
    "c": 0.11086,
    "h": 126.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C1B

secondary

#6242A1

accent

#45E379

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C1B

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

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