#516D28#516D28

#516D28 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.102 H 128.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D28
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 40)
HSL	hsl(84, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 63%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 63.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, -22.30, 34.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 41.01, 122.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.063 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.102 128.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2449, 12.8396, 3.9983)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D28 #44286D

analogous

#6D6728 #516D28 #2F6D28

triadic

#516D28 #28516D #6D2851

tetradic

#516D28 #286D67 #44286D #6D282F

square

#516D28 #286D67 #44286D #6D282F

split-complementary

#516D28 #282F6D #67286D

monochromatic

#111608 #304018 #516D28 #729A38 #92BF50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#516D28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#516D28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D28

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D28	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726620

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E642D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.102 128.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849765',
    500: '#516d28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d28;
$custom-light: #849765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84.348,
    "s": 46.309,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49686,
    "c": 0.10166,
    "h": 128.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D28

secondary

#71519F

accent

#52D687

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D28

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →