#579A05
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(61.7% 0.174 133.5), rgb(87, 154, 5).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#579A05 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 133°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #579A05 |
| RGB | rgb(87, 154, 5) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 94%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.174 133.5) |
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 #579A05 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #579A05 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #579A05 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #579A05 text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#E3EEDD
oklch(93.6% 0.025 134.3)
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Step 200
200
#CDE0C1
oklch(88.4% 0.046 133.2)
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Step 300
300
#ABCD95
oklch(80.9% 0.084 133.5)
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Step 400
400
#7DB356
oklch(70.8% 0.137 133.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#579A05
oklch(61.7% 0.174 133.5)
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Step 600
600
#4A8600
oklch(55.7% 0.159 133.6)
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Step 700
700
#3E7000
oklch(49% 0.139 133.3)
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Step 800
800
#315C00
oklch(42.6% 0.122 133.6)
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Step 900
900
#284D00
oklch(37.7% 0.108 133.7)
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Step 950
950
#172D03
oklch(26.9% 0.071 133.3)
#579A05 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) | #A18D00 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #988720 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #579382 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #579A05
#579A05
oklch(61.7% 0.174 133.5)
- #AA60CE
#AA60CE
oklch(61.8% 0.174 313.5)
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 #579A05, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.019
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.020
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.041
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.044
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.045
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.045
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.046
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.051
Use #579A05 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.