#539422
Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(60% 0.158 135), rgb(83, 148, 34).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#539422 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green (#5C8B15) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #539422 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 148, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 63%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.158 135) |
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 #539422 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #539422 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #539422 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #539422 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E4EDDF
oklch(93.5% 0.021 134.1)
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Step 200
200
#CDE0C4
oklch(88.5% 0.043 135.5)
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Step 300
300
#ABCC9A
oklch(80.8% 0.077 135.1)
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Step 400
400
#7EB260
oklch(70.8% 0.125 135)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#539422
oklch(60% 0.158 135)
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Step 600
600
#448700
oklch(55.7% 0.163 135.2)
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Step 700
700
#397100
oklch(49.1% 0.143 134.9)
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Step 800
800
#2D5D00
oklch(42.7% 0.125 135.1)
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Step 900
900
#274D08
oklch(37.7% 0.104 135)
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Step 950
950
#172D09
oklch(26.9% 0.065 135.4)
#539422 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) | #9A8807 | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #91822E | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #518E7E | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #539422
#539422
oklch(60% 0.158 135)
- #A35EC0
#A35EC0
oklch(59.9% 0.159 315.1)
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 #539422, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.025
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.031
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.031
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.041
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.042
Use #539422 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.