#516E2E#516E2E

#516E2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.097 H 129.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E2E
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 46)
HSL	hsl(87, 41%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(87, 58%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 58.2%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, -22.19, 31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 38.81, 124.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% -0.0621 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.097 129.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4623, 13.0982, 4.6139)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E2E #4B2E6E

analogous

#6E6B2E #516E2E #316E2E

triadic

#516E2E #2E516E #6E2E51

tetradic

#516E2E #2E6E6B #4B2E6E #6E2E31

square

#516E2E #2E6E6B #4B2E6E #6E2E31

split-complementary

#516E2E #2E316E #6B2E6E

monochromatic

#11180A #31431C #516E2E #719940 #90BB5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#516E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#516E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E2E

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E2E	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)

#736728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536A60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.097 129.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849769',
    500: '#516e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e2e;
$custom-light: #849769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.188,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50024,
    "c": 0.09735,
    "h": 129.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E2E

secondary

#79589F

accent

#57D18E

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF2EB

border

#CACCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E2E

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

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