#516C23#516C23

#516C23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.105 H 127.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C23
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 35)
HSL	hsl(82, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 68%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 67.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, -22.24, 36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 42.66, 121.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% -0.0633 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.105 127.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0593, 12.5956, 3.5437)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C23 #3E236C

analogous

#6C6223 #516C23 #2C6C23

triadic

#516C23 #23516C #6C2351

tetradic

#516C23 #236C62 #3E236C #6C232C

square

#516C23 #236C62 #3E236C #6C232C

split-complementary

#516C23 #232C6C #62236C

monochromatic

#111707 #2E3E14 #516C23 #749A32 #95C346

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#516C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C23

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C23	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72651A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.105 127.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849662',
    500: '#516c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c23;
$custom-light: #849662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.192,
    "s": 51.049,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49368,
    "c": 0.10465,
    "h": 127.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C23

secondary

#6A4B9F

accent

#4DDB82

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2EA

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C23

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

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