#51842E

Closest named color: Fern Green (#548D44). oklch(55.8% 0.13 134.8), rgb(81, 132, 46).

Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).

About this color

#51842E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Fern Green (#548D44), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.130)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Fern Green (#548D44)
Black text	4.68:1
White text	4.47:1

Values

HEX	#51842E
RGB	rgb(81, 132, 46)
HSL	hsl(96, 48%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.13 134.8)

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 #51842E	4.47:1	AA large text	Lc -76.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #51842E	4.68:1	AA	Lc 33.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#51842E text on white	4.47:1	AA large text	Lc 70.9	Content text, not long reading
#51842E text on black	4.68:1	AA	Lc -30.8	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EDE1

oklch(93.7% 0.018 134.9)
Step 200
200

#D0DEC9

oklch(88.4% 0.032 135)
Step 300
300

#B1CAA4

oklch(81% 0.059 134.9)
Step 400
400

#88AE72

oklch(70.8% 0.094 134.6)
Step 500
500

#69994C

oklch(63% 0.119 134.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#51842E

oklch(55.8% 0.13 134.8)
Step 700
700

#416F20

oklch(49.1% 0.12 134.8)
Step 800
800

#365B1C

oklch(42.8% 0.101 134.7)
Step 900
900

#2F4A1D

oklch(37.6% 0.077 134.4)
Step 950
950

#1C2C12

oklch(27.1% 0.05 134.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#51842E 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)	#897A24	0.078
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#827535	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#507F72	0.094
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.130