#516D2C#516D2C

#516D2C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.098 H 128.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D2C
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 44)
HSL	hsl(86, 42%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(86, 60%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 59.6%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -21.89, 32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 39.16, 123.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% -0.0614 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.098 128.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3165, 12.8683, 4.3754)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D2C #482C6D

analogous

#6D692C #516D2C #306D2C

triadic

#516D2C #2C516D #6D2C51

tetradic

#516D2C #2C6D69 #482C6D #6D2C30

square

#516D2C #2C6D69 #482C6D #6D2C30

split-complementary

#516D2C #2C306D #692C6D

monochromatic

#101609 #31411A #516D2C #71993E #91BC58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#516D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#516D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D2C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D2C	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)

#726625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53685F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.098 128.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849767',
    500: '#516d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d2c;
$custom-light: #849767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.846,
    "s": 42.484,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49735,
    "c": 0.09782,
    "h": 128.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D2C

secondary

#75569F

accent

#56D28B

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D2C

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

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