#516E1C#516E1C

#516E1C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.113 H 127.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E1C
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 28)
HSL	hsl(81, 59%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 74.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, -23.79, 40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 46.60, 120.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% -0.0682 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.113 127.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1789, 12.9849, 3.1211)
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

#516E1C #391C6E

analogous

#6E621C #516E1C #286E1C

triadic

#516E1C #1C516E #6E1C51

tetradic

#516E1C #1C6E62 #391C6E #6E1C28

square

#516E1C #1C6E62 #391C6E #6E1C28

split-complementary

#516E1C #1C286E #621C6E

monochromatic

#121806 #2D3D10 #516E1C #759F28 #98CC38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#516E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#516E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E1C

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E1C	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)

#74660E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.113 127.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975e',
    500: '#516e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e1c;
$custom-light: #85975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.22,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49831,
    "c": 0.1129,
    "h": 127.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E1C

secondary

#6543A3

accent

#45E37D

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E1C

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

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