#516E23#516E23

#516E23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.108 H 127.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E23
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 35)
HSL	hsl(83, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(83, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 68.2%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.80, -23.26, 37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.80, 43.78, 122.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.0661 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.108 127.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2726, 13.0224, 3.6148)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E23 #40236E

analogous

#6E6523 #516E23 #2B6E23

triadic

#516E23 #23516E #6E2351

tetradic

#516E23 #236E65 #40236E #6E232B

square

#516E23 #236E65 #40236E #6E232B

split-complementary

#516E23 #232B6E #65236E

monochromatic

#111707 #2F4014 #516E23 #739C32 #94C447

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#516E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#516E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E23

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E23	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)

#746619

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.108 127.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849762',
    500: '#516e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e23;
$custom-light: #849762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.2,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49895,
    "c": 0.10752,
    "h": 127.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E23

secondary

#6D4CA1

accent

#4DDB84

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2EA

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E23

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

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