#106F4E

Closest named color: Dark Green Blue (#1F6357). oklch(48.2% 0.099 163.3), rgb(16, 111, 78).

White text reads best on this color (6.16:1).

About this color

#106F4E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 163°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Green Blue (#1F6357), ΔE 0.046 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.16:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (48%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Green Blue (#1F6357)
Black text	3.40:1
White text	6.16:1

Values

HEX	#106F4E
RGB	rgb(16, 111, 78)
HSL	hsl(159, 75%, 25%)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.099 163.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #106F4E	6.16:1	AA	Lc -85.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #106F4E	3.40:1	AA large text	Lc 23.7	Dividers and decoration only
#106F4E text on white	6.16:1	AA	Lc 80.3	Fine for body text
#106F4E text on black	3.40:1	AA large text	Lc -21.5	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F4

oklch(97.2% 0.007 160.1)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE7

oklch(93.6% 0.014 162.5)
Step 200
200

#CADFD4

oklch(88.5% 0.027 163.1)
Step 300
300

#A5CBB8

oklch(80.9% 0.048 163.5)
Step 400
400

#73B093

oklch(70.7% 0.077 163.1)
Step 500
500

#4A9C79

oklch(63.1% 0.097 163.4)
Step 600
600

#258661

oklch(55.5% 0.106 163.2)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#106F4E

oklch(48.2% 0.099 163.3)
Step 800
800

#165D42

oklch(42.8% 0.082 163.1)
Step 900
900

#1B4C38

oklch(37.7% 0.064 163.5)
Step 950
950

#112D21

oklch(27.1% 0.041 163.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#106F4E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6D664C	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#625E50	0.093
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#006F66	0.037
Achromatopsia (no color)	#616161	0.099