#5A962F
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(61% 0.149 134.7), rgb(90, 150, 47).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.83:1).
About this color
#5A962F is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.83:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.83:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5A962F |
| RGB | rgb(90, 150, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 52%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.149 134.7) |
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 #5A962F | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5A962F | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5A962F text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5A962F text on black | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E4EDDF
oklch(93.5% 0.021 134.1)
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Step 200
200
#CEE0C5
oklch(88.6% 0.041 135.1)
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Step 300
300
#ADCC9C
oklch(81% 0.074 134.6)
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Step 400
400
#81B165
oklch(70.8% 0.117 134.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5A962F
oklch(61% 0.149 134.7)
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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
#294C0F
oklch(37.6% 0.097 134.9)
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Step 950
950
#192D0B
oklch(27.1% 0.062 134.5)
#5A962F 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) | #9C8A21 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #938538 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #599081 | 0.109 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5A962F
#5A962F
oklch(61% 0.149 134.7)
- #A464C0
#A464C0
oklch(61% 0.149 314.8)
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 #5A962F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.026
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.031
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.031
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.032
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.037
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.038
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.038
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.038
Use #5A962F 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.