#516D1B#516D1B

#516D1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.112 H 126.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D1B
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 27)
HSL	hsl(80, 60%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(80, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 75.2%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, -23.36, 40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 46.44, 120.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% -0.0671 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.112 126.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0598, 12.7656, 3.0234)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D1B #371B6D

analogous

#6D601B #516D1B #286D1B

triadic

#516D1B #1B516D #6D1B51

tetradic

#516D1B #1B6D60 #371B6D #6D1B28

square

#516D1B #1B6D60 #371B6D #6D1B28

split-complementary

#516D1B #1B286D #601B6D

monochromatic

#121906 #2D3C0F #516D1B #759E27 #99CD35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#516D1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#516D1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D1B

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D1B	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73650D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.112 126.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975d',
    500: '#516d1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d1b;
$custom-light: #85975d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.488,
    "s": 60.294,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49559,
    "c": 0.11223,
    "h": 126.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D1B

secondary

#6342A2

accent

#44E37B

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D1B

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

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