#516C28#516C28

#516C28 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.100 H 127.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516C28
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 40)
HSL	hsl(84, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 63%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, -21.78, 34.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 40.43, 122.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% -0.0615 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.1 127.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1389, 12.6275, 3.9629)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516C28 #43286C

analogous

#6C6528 #516C28 #2F6C28

triadic

#516C28 #28516C #6C2851

tetradic

#516C28 #286C65 #43286C #6C282F

square

#516C28 #286C65 #43286C #6C282F

split-complementary

#516C28 #282F6C #65286C

monochromatic

#111608 #303F17 #516C28 #729939 #93BE50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#516C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#516C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516C28

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516C28	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.100 127.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849665',
    500: '#516c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516c28;
$custom-light: #849665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.824,
    "s": 45.946,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49424,
    "c": 0.10017,
    "h": 127.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516C28

secondary

#70519E

accent

#52D686

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516C28

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

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