#516C27#516C27

#516C27 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.101 H 127.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C27
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 39)
HSL	hsl(83, 47%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(83, 64%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 63.9%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, -21.88, 34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 40.89, 122.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% -0.0619 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.101 127.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1221, 12.6208, 3.8745)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C27 #42276C

analogous

#6C6527 #516C27 #2F6C27

triadic

#516C27 #27516C #6C2751

tetradic

#516C27 #276C65 #42276C #6C272F

square

#516C27 #276C65 #42276C #6C272F

split-complementary

#516C27 #272F6C #65276C

monochromatic

#111608 #2F3F17 #516C27 #739937 #93BF4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#516C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C27

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C27	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)

#71651F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.101 127.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849664',
    500: '#516c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c27;
$custom-light: #849664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.478,
    "s": 46.939,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49412,
    "c": 0.1011,
    "h": 127.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C27

secondary

#6F509F

accent

#51D785

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C27

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

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