#516E25#516E25

#516E25 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.106 H 128.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E25
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 37)
HSL	hsl(84, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 66.4%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, -23.09, 36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 42.92, 122.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% -0.0654 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.106 128.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3032, 13.0346, 3.7757)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E25 #42256E

analogous

#6E6725 #516E25 #2D6E25

triadic

#516E25 #25516E #6E2551

tetradic

#516E25 #256E67 #42256E #6E252D

square

#516E25 #256E67 #42256E #6E252D

split-complementary

#516E25 #252D6E #67256E

monochromatic

#111708 #2F4016 #516E25 #739C34 #93C24B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#516E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#516E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E25

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E25	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73661C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F652A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.106 128.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849763',
    500: '#516e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e25;
$custom-light: #849763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.836,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49915,
    "c": 0.10582,
    "h": 128.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E25

secondary

#6F4EA1

accent

#4FD986

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E25

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

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