#5B8145

Closest named color: Military Green (#667C3E). oklch(56% 0.097 135), rgb(91, 129, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).

About this color

#5B8145 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Military Green (#667C3E), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Military Green (#667C3E)
Black text	4.67:1
White text	4.49:1

Values

HEX	#5B8145
RGB	rgb(91, 129, 69)
HSL	hsl(98, 30%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.097 135)

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 #5B8145	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc -76.6	Fine for body text
Black text on #5B8145	4.67:1	AA	Lc 33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5B8145 text on white	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc 71.1	Content text, not long reading
#5B8145 text on black	4.67:1	AA	Lc -30.5	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE3

oklch(93.6% 0.014 134.9)
Step 200
200

#D2DDCD

oklch(88.5% 0.025 135.7)
Step 300
300

#B5C7AB

oklch(80.8% 0.043 134.3)
Step 400
400

#8EAB7F

oklch(70.8% 0.07 135.1)
Step 500
500

#72965E

oklch(63.2% 0.09 134.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#5B8145

oklch(56% 0.097 135)
Step 700
700

#4A6C36

oklch(49.1% 0.09 135)
Step 800
800

#3D582D

oklch(42.7% 0.074 134.8)
Step 900
900

#344928

oklch(37.8% 0.06 134.9)
Step 950
950

#1F2B18

oklch(27.2% 0.038 134.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#5B8145 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)	#857940	0.061
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7F7649	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5B7D73	0.070
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.098