#3E8510
Closest named color: Dark Grass Green (#388004). oklch(54.9% 0.159 136.9), rgb(62, 133, 16).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.59:1).
About this color
#3E8510 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.159 and its hue 137°. 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 4.59:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (55%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.159) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Grass Green (#388004) |
| Black text | 4.56:1 |
| White text | 4.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #3E8510 |
| RGB | rgb(62, 133, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 79%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.9% 0.159 136.9) |
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 #3E8510 | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc -77.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #3E8510 | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc 32.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #3E8510 text on white | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc 71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #3E8510 text on black | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc -30.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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
#E4EDE0
oklch(93.6% 0.02 135.8)
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Step 200
200
#CDE0C6
oklch(88.5% 0.041 137.2)
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Step 300
300
#ABCC9E
oklch(80.9% 0.072 136.9)
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Step 400
400
#7EB169
oklch(70.7% 0.114 137)
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Step 500
500
#5C9D3D
oklch(63.1% 0.146 136.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#3E8510
oklch(54.9% 0.159 136.9)
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Step 700
700
#327201
oklch(49% 0.147 136.8)
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Step 800
800
#2A5D0A
oklch(42.6% 0.122 136.9)
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Step 900
900
#274D14
oklch(37.8% 0.096 137)
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Step 950
950
#172D0D
oklch(27% 0.061 137.1)
#3E8510 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) | #8A7900 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #817320 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #398071 | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #3E8510
#3E8510
oklch(54.9% 0.159 136.9)
- #954EAE
#954EAE
oklch(54.9% 0.159 316.5)
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 #3E8510, closest first.
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 0.021
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.029
- Emerald Green #028F1E ΔE 0.035
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.038
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.038
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.043
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.047
Use #3E8510 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.