#398416
Closest named color: Dark Grass Green (#388004). oklch(54.5% 0.158 138.2), rgb(57, 132, 22).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#398416 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Grass Green (#388004), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (54%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Grass Green (#388004) |
| Black text | 4.48:1 |
| White text | 4.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #398416 |
| RGB | rgb(57, 132, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 71%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.5% 0.158 138.2) |
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 #398416 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -77.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #398416 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #398416 text on white | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #398416 text on black | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.5 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E3EDE0
oklch(93.5% 0.02 138.4)
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Step 200
200
#CDE0C7
oklch(88.6% 0.039 138.2)
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Step 300
300
#AACCA0
oklch(80.9% 0.071 138.6)
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Step 400
400
#7CB16B
oklch(70.6% 0.113 138.4)
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Step 500
500
#599D41
oklch(63% 0.144 138.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#398416
oklch(54.5% 0.158 138.2)
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Step 700
700
#2E730B
oklch(49.2% 0.147 138.3)
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Step 800
800
#275E0F
oklch(42.8% 0.123 138.4)
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Step 900
900
#254D16
oklch(37.8% 0.095 138.3)
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Step 950
950
#162D0E
oklch(26.9% 0.061 138.3)
#398416 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) | #887800 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F7223 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #327F70 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #398416
#398416
oklch(54.5% 0.158 138.2)
- #954CAA
#954CAA
oklch(54.4% 0.158 318.2)
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 #398416, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #398416.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Grass Green #388004 ΔE 0.013
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.022
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.023
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.034
- Emerald Green #028F1E ΔE 0.035
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.044
- Jungle Green #048243 ΔE 0.044
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.044
Use #398416 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.