#516E1B#516E1B

#516E1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.114 H 127.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E1B
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 27)
HSL	hsl(81, 61%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 75.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, -23.86, 40.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 46.98, 120.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0685 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.114 127.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1671, 12.9802, 3.0591)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E1B #381B6E

analogous

#6E621B #516E1B #286E1B

triadic

#516E1B #1B516E #6E1B51

tetradic

#516E1B #1B6E62 #381B6E #6E1B28

square

#516E1B #1B6E62 #381B6E #6E1B28

split-complementary

#516E1B #1B286E #621B6E

monochromatic

#121906 #2D3D0F #516E1B #759F27 #99CE36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#516E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#516E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E1B

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E1B	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74660C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.114 127.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975e',
    500: '#516e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e1b;
$custom-light: #85975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.964,
    "s": 60.584,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49823,
    "c": 0.1136,
    "h": 127.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E1B

secondary

#6442A3

accent

#44E47C

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E1B

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

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