#516D2D#516D2D

#516D2D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.097 H 129.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D2D
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 45)
HSL	hsl(86, 42%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(86, 59%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 58.7%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, -21.79, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 38.69, 124.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% -0.0611 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.097 129.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3356, 12.8759, 4.4756)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D2D #492D6D

analogous

#6D692D #516D2D #316D2D

triadic

#516D2D #2D516D #6D2D51

tetradic

#516D2D #2D6D69 #492D6D #6D2D31

square

#516D2D #2D6D69 #492D6D #6D2D31

split-complementary

#516D2D #2D316D #692D6D

monochromatic

#111609 #31421B #516D2D #71983F #90BB5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#516D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#516D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D2D

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D2D	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53685F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.097 129.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849768',
    500: '#516d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d2d;
$custom-light: #849768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.25,
    "s": 41.558,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49749,
    "c": 0.09682,
    "h": 129.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D2D

secondary

#76579F

accent

#56D18C

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D2D

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

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