#516D2F#516D2F

#516D2F is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.095 H 129.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D2F
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 47)
HSL	hsl(87, 40%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(87, 57%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 56.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, -21.56, 30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 37.73, 124.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% -0.0603 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.095 129.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.3750, 12.8916, 4.6832)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D2F #4B2F6D

analogous

#6D6A2F #516D2F #326D2F

triadic

#516D2F #2F516D #6D2F51

tetradic

#516D2F #2F6D6A #4B2F6D #6D2F32

square

#516D2F #2F6D6A #4B2F6D #6D2F32

split-complementary

#516D2F #2F326D #6A2F6D

monochromatic

#11170A #31421D #516D2F #719841 #90B95D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#516D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#516D2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D2F

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D2F	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)

#726629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.095 129.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849769',
    500: '#516d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d2f;
$custom-light: #849769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.097,
    "s": 39.744,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49776,
    "c": 0.09478,
    "h": 129.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D2F

secondary

#79599E

accent

#58D08E

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D2F

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

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