#28850A
Closest named color: Dark Grass Green (#388004). oklch(54.1% 0.171 140.2), rgb(40, 133, 10).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#28850A is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 140°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Grass Green (#388004), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (54%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Grass Green (#388004) |
| Black text | 4.44:1 |
| White text | 4.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #28850A |
| RGB | rgb(40, 133, 10) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 86%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.1% 0.171 140.2) |
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 #28850A | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -77.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #28850A | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #28850A text on white | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #28850A text on black | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.4 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEE0
oklch(93.6% 0.023 141.2)
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Step 200
200
#CBE1C6
oklch(88.6% 0.043 139.9)
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Step 300
300
#A7CD9E
oklch(80.8% 0.076 139.7)
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Step 400
400
#75B369
oklch(70.6% 0.122 140.4)
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Step 500
500
#4E9F3D
oklch(63% 0.156 140.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#28850A
oklch(54.1% 0.171 140.2)
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Step 700
700
#1F7500
oklch(49.2% 0.159 140.2)
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Step 800
800
#1D5F0A
oklch(42.7% 0.131 140.2)
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Step 900
900
#1E4E13
oklch(37.7% 0.103 140.2)
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Step 950
950
#132E0D
oklch(27.1% 0.065 140.1)
#28850A 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) | #897800 | 0.116 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7E711E | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #168070 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #28850A
#28850A
oklch(54.1% 0.171 140.2)
- #9946AB
#9946AB
oklch(54.2% 0.17 320.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #28850A, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #28850A.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Grass Green #388004 ΔE 0.017
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.019
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.023
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.024
- Emerald Green #028F1E ΔE 0.029
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.043
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.045
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.046
Use #28850A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.