#516C25#516C25

#516C25 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.103 H 127.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C25
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 37)
HSL	hsl(83, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(83, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 65.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, -22.07, 35.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 41.78, 121.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% -0.0626 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.103 127.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0898, 12.6079, 3.7046)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C25 #40256C

analogous

#6C6325 #516C25 #2D6C25

triadic

#516C25 #25516C #6C2551

tetradic

#516C25 #256C63 #40256C #6C252D

square

#516C25 #256C63 #40256C #6C252D

split-complementary

#516C25 #252D6C #63256C

monochromatic

#111708 #2F3E15 #516C25 #739A35 #94C14A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#516C25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516C25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C25

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C25	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71651C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.103 127.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849663',
    500: '#516c25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c25;
$custom-light: #849663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.817,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4939,
    "c": 0.10291,
    "h": 127.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C25

secondary

#6D4E9F

accent

#4FD983

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C25

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

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