#517717#517717

#517717 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.128 H 129.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517717
RGB	rgb(81, 119, 23)
HSL	hsl(84, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(84, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 0%, 80.7%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, -28.51, 44.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 53.05, 122.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% -0.0815 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.128 129.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1448, 15.0045, 3.1721)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517717 #3D1777

analogous

#776D17 #517717 #217717

triadic

#517717 #175177 #771751

tetradic

#517717 #17776D #3D1777 #771721

square

#517717 #17776D #3D1777 #771721

split-complementary

#517717 #172177 #6D1777

monochromatic

#111A05 #2E440D #517717 #74AA21 #95D731

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#517717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#517717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517717

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517717	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 119, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.128 129.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869e5d',
    500: '#517717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517717;
$custom-light: #869e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.75,
    "s": 67.606,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52178,
    "c": 0.12816,
    "h": 129.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517717

secondary

#693EAC

accent

#3DEA82

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0B0E04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #517717

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

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