#597F11

Closest named color: Olive Green (#677A04). oklch(54.8% 0.137 128.1), rgb(89, 127, 17).

White text reads best on this color (4.69:1).

About this color

#597F11 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.137 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Green (#677A04), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.137)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Olive Green (#677A04)
Black text	4.46:1
White text	4.69:1

Values

HEX	#597F11
RGB	rgb(89, 127, 17)
HSL	hsl(81, 76%, 28%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.137 128.1)

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 #597F11	4.69:1	AA	Lc -77.9	Fine for body text
Black text on #597F11	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc 31.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#597F11 text on white	4.69:1	AA	Lc 72.4	Content text, not long reading
#597F11 text on black	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc -29.2	Dividers and decoration only

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

#F4F7F1

oklch(97.2% 0.009 128.6)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE0

oklch(93.5% 0.017 128.7)
Step 200
200

#D2DEC6

oklch(88.5% 0.035 128.9)
Step 300
300

#B5C99E

oklch(80.9% 0.063 128)
Step 400
400

#8FAD69

oklch(70.8% 0.099 128.1)
Step 500
500

#73983D

oklch(63.2% 0.127 128.2)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#597F11

oklch(54.8% 0.137 128.1)
Step 700
700

#4B6D03

oklch(49% 0.127 128.1)
Step 800
800

#3E590B

oklch(42.7% 0.105 127.9)
Step 900
900

#354914

oklch(37.6% 0.081 127.6)
Step 950
950

#1F2B0D

oklch(27% 0.052 127.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#597F11 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)	#867500	0.068
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#81731F	0.068
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5C796C	0.109
Achromatopsia (no color)	#747474	0.137