#516D23#516D23

#516D23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.106 H 127.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D23
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 35)
HSL	hsl(83, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(83, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 67.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, -22.75, 36.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 43.22, 121.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% -0.0647 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.106 127.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1653, 12.8078, 3.5791)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D23 #3F236D

analogous

#6D6423 #516D23 #2C6D23

triadic

#516D23 #23516D #6D2351

tetradic

#516D23 #236D64 #3F236D #6D232C

square

#516D23 #236D64 #3F236D #6D232C

split-complementary

#516D23 #232C6D #64236D

monochromatic

#111707 #2F3F14 #516D23 #739B32 #94C447

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#516D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#516D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D23

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D23	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)

#736519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.106 127.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849762',
    500: '#516d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d23;
$custom-light: #849762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.703,
    "s": 51.389,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49631,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 127.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D23

secondary

#6C4BA0

accent

#4DDB83

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2EA

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D23

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

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