#409F00
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(62% 0.192 138), rgb(64, 159, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.17:1).
About this color
#409F00 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.17:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.17:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #409F00 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 159, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 100%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.192 138) |
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 #409F00 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #409F00 | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc 43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #409F00 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #409F00 text on black | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F1F8EF
oklch(97.1% 0.014 138.7)
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Step 100
100
#E1EFDD
oklch(93.7% 0.028 138.7)
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Step 200
200
#C9E2C1
oklch(88.6% 0.052 138.1)
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Step 300
300
#A3CF94
oklch(80.8% 0.093 137.9)
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Step 400
400
#6FB655
oklch(70.7% 0.15 138)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#409F00
oklch(62% 0.192 138)
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Step 600
600
#368900
oklch(55.6% 0.172 138)
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Step 700
700
#2C7300
oklch(49.1% 0.152 138.1)
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Step 800
800
#235E00
oklch(42.6% 0.131 138)
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Step 900
900
#1C4F00
oklch(37.8% 0.117 138)
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Step 950
950
#0F2F02
oklch(27% 0.08 138.1)
#409F00 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) | #A49000 | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998820 | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #379986 | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #409F00
#409F00
oklch(62% 0.192 138)
- #B458CF
#B458CF
oklch(62% 0.191 318)
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 #409F00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.009
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.013
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.035
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.040
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.045
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.046
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.050
Use #409F00 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.