#516D43#516D43

#516D43 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.072 H 135.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D43
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 67)
HSL	hsl(100, 24%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(100, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 38.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, -18.83, 20.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 27.65, 132.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% -0.0514 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.072 135.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8748, 13.0916, 7.3158)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D43 #5F436D

analogous

#666D43 #516D43 #436D4A

triadic

#516D43 #43516D #6D4351

tetradic

#516D43 #43666D #5F436D #6D4A43

square

#516D43 #43666D #5F436D #6D4A43

split-complementary

#516D43 #4A436D #6D4366

monochromatic

#192114 #35472C #516D43 #6D935A #8DAE7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#516D43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#516D43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D43

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D43	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6445

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.072 135.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839777',
    500: '#516d43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d43;
$custom-light: #839777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 23.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50117,
    "c": 0.07189,
    "h": 135.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D43

secondary

#8D729A

accent

#67C0A3

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#EFF2ED

border

#CACCC8

text

#0A0D09

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D43

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

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