#516E2C#516E2C

#516E2C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.099 H 129.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E2C
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 44)
HSL	hsl(86, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(86, 60%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 60%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, -22.41, 32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 39.76, 124.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50% -0.0629 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.099 129.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4238, 13.0828, 4.4111)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E2C #492C6E

analogous

#6E6A2C #516E2C #306E2C

triadic

#516E2C #2C516E #6E2C51

tetradic

#516E2C #2C6E6A #492C6E #6E2C30

square

#516E2C #2C6E6A #492C6E #6E2C30

split-complementary

#516E2C #2C306E #6A2C6E

monochromatic

#111709 #31421B #516E2C #719A3D #90BC58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#516E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#516E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E2C

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E2C	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.099 129.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849768',
    500: '#516e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e2c;
$custom-light: #849768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.364,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49997,
    "c": 0.09934,
    "h": 129.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E2C

secondary

#7656A0

accent

#55D38C

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E2C

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

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