#539618
Closest named color: Grass Green (#3F9B0B). oklch(60.5% 0.166 134.6), rgb(83, 150, 24).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.74:1).
About this color
#539618 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grass Green (#3F9B0B), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.74:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grass Green (#3F9B0B) |
| Black text | 5.74:1 |
| White text | 3.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #539618 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 150, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 72%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.166 134.6) |
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 #539618 | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #539618 | 5.74:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #539618 text on white | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #539618 text on black | 5.74:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDE
oklch(93.6% 0.024 135.7)
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Step 200
200
#CDE0C3
oklch(88.5% 0.044 134.7)
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Step 300
300
#ABCD98
oklch(81% 0.081 134.6)
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Step 400
400
#7DB25C
oklch(70.6% 0.13 134.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#539618
oklch(60.5% 0.166 134.6)
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Step 600
600
#468600
oklch(55.5% 0.161 134.6)
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Step 700
700
#3A7100
oklch(49.1% 0.142 134.6)
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Step 800
800
#2E5D00
oklch(42.8% 0.125 134.8)
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Step 900
900
#264D01
oklch(37.6% 0.108 134.6)
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Step 950
950
#172D06
oklch(26.9% 0.068 134.3)
#539618 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) | #9C8900 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #938428 | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #529080 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #539618
#539618
oklch(60.5% 0.166 134.6)
- #A65EC5
#A65EC5
oklch(60.6% 0.166 314.8)
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 #539618, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.023
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.025
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.032
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.036
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.037
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.039
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.042
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.046
Use #539618 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.