#516D2B#516D2B

#516D2B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.099 H 128.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D2B
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 43)
HSL	hsl(85, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(85, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 60.6%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, -22.00, 32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 39.63, 123.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% -0.0618 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.099 128.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2980, 12.8608, 4.2776)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D2B #472B6D

analogous

#6D682B #516D2B #306D2B

triadic

#516D2B #2B516D #6D2B51

tetradic

#516D2B #2B6D68 #472B6D #6D2B30

square

#516D2B #2B6D68 #472B6D #6D2B30

split-complementary

#516D2B #2B306D #682B6D

monochromatic

#101609 #30411A #516D2B #72993C #91BC56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#516D2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#516D2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D2B

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D2B	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726624

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53685F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.099 128.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849767',
    500: '#516d2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d2b;
$custom-light: #849767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.455,
    "s": 43.421,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49723,
    "c": 0.09881,
    "h": 128.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D2B

secondary

#74559F

accent

#55D38A

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D2B

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

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