#516D1F#516D1F

#516D1F is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.109 H 127.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D1F
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 31)
HSL	hsl(82, 56%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(82, 72%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 71.6%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, -23.07, 38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 44.88, 120.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% -0.0659 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.109 127.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1093, 12.7854, 3.2840)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D1F #3B1F6D

analogous

#6D621F #516D1F #2A6D1F

triadic

#516D1F #1F516D #6D1F51

tetradic

#516D1F #1F6D62 #3B1F6D #6D1F2A

square

#516D1F #1F6D62 #3B1F6D #6D1F2A

split-complementary

#516D1F #1F2A6D #621F6D

monochromatic

#121807 #2E3D11 #516D1F #749D2D #97C83E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#516D1F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#516D1F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D1F

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D1F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D1F	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736513

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d1f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.109 127.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849760',
    500: '#516d1f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d1f;
$custom-light: #849760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d1f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.538,
    "s": 55.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49593,
    "c": 0.10931,
    "h": 127.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D1F

secondary

#6747A1

accent

#49DF7F

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2EA

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D1F

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

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