#516C24#516C24

#516C24 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.104 H 127.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C24
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 36)
HSL	hsl(83, 50%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(83, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 66.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, -22.15, 35.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 42.22, 121.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% -0.0629 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.104 127.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0743, 12.6017, 3.6230)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C24 #3F246C

analogous

#6C6324 #516C24 #2D6C24

triadic

#516C24 #24516C #6C2451

tetradic

#516C24 #246C63 #3F246C #6C242D

square

#516C24 #246C63 #3F246C #6C242D

split-complementary

#516C24 #242D6C #63246C

monochromatic

#111708 #2F3E15 #516C24 #739A33 #94C248

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#516C24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516C24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C24

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C24	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)

#72651B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.104 127.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849662',
    500: '#516c24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c24;
$custom-light: #849662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49379,
    "c": 0.10378,
    "h": 127.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C24

secondary

#6C4D9F

accent

#4EDA82

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C24

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

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