#516D1E#516D1E

#516D1E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.110 H 127.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D1E
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 30)
HSL	hsl(81, 57%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 72%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 72.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, -23.15, 38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 45.28, 120.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% -0.0662 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.11 127)
XYZ	xyz(9.0963, 12.7802, 3.2156)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D1E #3A1E6D

analogous

#6D621E #516D1E #296D1E

triadic

#516D1E #1E516D #6D1E51

tetradic

#516D1E #1E6D62 #3A1E6D #6D1E29

square

#516D1E #1E6D62 #3A1E6D #6D1E29

split-complementary

#516D1E #1E296D #621E6D

monochromatic

#121807 #2D3D11 #516D1E #759D2B #97C93C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#516D1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#516D1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D1E

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D1E	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736512

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.110 127.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975f',
    500: '#516d1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d1e;
$custom-light: #85975f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.266,
    "s": 56.835,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49584,
    "c": 0.11006,
    "h": 127
  },
  "luminance": 0.1278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D1E

secondary

#6645A1

accent

#48E07E

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D1E

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

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