#516D2E#516D2E

#516D2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.096 H 129.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D2E
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 46)
HSL	hsl(87, 41%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(87, 58%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 57.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, -21.68, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 38.21, 124.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0607 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.096 129.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3550, 12.8837, 4.5782)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D2E #4A2E6D

analogous

#6D692E #516D2E #316D2E

triadic

#516D2E #2E516D #6D2E51

tetradic

#516D2E #2E6D69 #4A2E6D #6D2E31

square

#516D2E #2E6D69 #4A2E6D #6D2E31

split-complementary

#516D2E #2E316D #692E6D

monochromatic

#11170A #31421C #516D2E #719840 #90BA5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#516D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#516D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D2E

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D2E	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)

#726628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.096 129.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849769',
    500: '#516d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d2e;
$custom-light: #849769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.667,
    "s": 40.645,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49762,
    "c": 0.09581,
    "h": 129.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D2E

secondary

#77589F

accent

#57D08D

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D2E

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

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