#516E2D#516E2D

#516E2D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.098 H 129.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E2D
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 45)
HSL	hsl(87, 42%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(87, 59%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 59.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, -22.30, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 39.29, 124.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% -0.0625 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.098 129.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.4429, 13.0904, 4.5113)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E2D #4A2D6E

analogous

#6E6A2D #516E2D #316E2D

triadic

#516E2D #2D516E #6E2D51

tetradic

#516E2D #2D6E6A #4A2D6E #6E2D31

square

#516E2D #2D6E6A #4A2D6E #6E2D31

split-complementary

#516E2D #2D316E #6A2D6E

monochromatic

#111709 #31431B #516E2D #71993F #90BB5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#516E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#516E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E2D

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E2D	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736726

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.098 129.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849768',
    500: '#516e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e2d;
$custom-light: #849768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.769,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5001,
    "c": 0.09835,
    "h": 129.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E2D

secondary

#7757A0

accent

#56D28D

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E2D

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

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