#517218#517218

#517218 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.121 H 128.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517218
RGB	rgb(81, 114, 24)
HSL	hsl(82, 65%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(82, 79%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 0%, 78.9%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, -26.04, 42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 50.14, 121.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% -0.0747 0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.121 128.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5755, 13.8497, 3.0327)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517218 #391872

analogous

#726618 #517218 #247218

triadic

#517218 #185172 #721851

tetradic

#517218 #187266 #391872 #721824

square

#517218 #187266 #391872 #721824

split-complementary

#517218 #182472 #661872

monochromatic

#121905 #2D3F0D #517218 #75A523 #98D431

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#517218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#517218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517218

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517218	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786904

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 114, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.121 128.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859a5d',
    500: '#517218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517218;
$custom-light: #859a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50858,
    "c": 0.12094,
    "h": 128.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517218

secondary

#653EA7

accent

#40E87D

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0B0E04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #517218

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

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