#517D42#517D42

#517D42 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.100 H 138.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517D42
RGB	rgb(81, 125, 66)
HSL	hsl(105, 31%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(105, 47%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 47.2%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.02, -27.15, 27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.02, 38.56, 134.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% -0.0744 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.1 138.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7100, 16.8094, 7.7807)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517D42 #6E427D

analogous

#6E7D42 #517D42 #427D51

triadic

#517D42 #42517D #7D4251

tetradic

#517D42 #426E7D #6E427D #7D5142

square

#517D42 #426E7D #6E427D #7D5142

split-complementary

#517D42 #51427D #7D426E

monochromatic

#1D2D18 #37552D #517D42 #6BA557 #8EBB7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#517D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#517D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517D42

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517D42	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80743D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7046

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F796F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 125, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.100 138.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a377',
    500: '#517d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517d42;
$custom-light: #84a377;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 104.746,
    "s": 30.89,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54253,
    "c": 0.09984,
    "h": 138.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517D42

secondary

#9975A6

accent

#61C7AD

background

#F8FAF7

surface

#EFF3ED

border

#CACDC8

text

#0B0F09

muted

#7C7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #517D42

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

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