#516E20#516E20

#516E20 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.110 H 127.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E20
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 32)
HSL	hsl(82, 55%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 71%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 70.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, -23.50, 38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 45.03, 121.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% -0.067 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.11 127.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2300, 13.0053, 3.3902)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E20 #3D206E

analogous

#6E6420 #516E20 #2A6E20

triadic

#516E20 #20516E #6E2051

tetradic

#516E20 #206E64 #3D206E #6E202A

square

#516E20 #206E64 #3D206E #6E202A

split-complementary

#516E20 #202A6E #64206E

monochromatic

#111807 #2E3F12 #516E20 #749D2E #95C841

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#516E20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#516E20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E20

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E20	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746615

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.110 127.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849760',
    500: '#516e20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e20;
$custom-light: #849760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.308,
    "s": 54.93,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49866,
    "c": 0.10994,
    "h": 127.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E20

secondary

#6948A2

accent

#4ADE81

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2EA

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E20

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

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