#5B8464
Closest named color: Dark Sage (#598556). oklch(57.4% 0.067 150.7), rgb(91, 132, 100).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#5B8464 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 151°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sage (#598556), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Sage (#598556) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B8464 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 132, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 18%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.4% 0.067 150.7) |
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 #5B8464 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5B8464 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5B8464 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5B8464 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F4
oklch(97.1% 0.003 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECE7
oklch(93.7% 0.009 150.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2DCD3
oklch(88.4% 0.016 148.4)
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Step 300
300
#B3C6B7
oklch(80.8% 0.029 151.8)
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Step 400
400
#8CAA91
oklch(70.8% 0.049 149.8)
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Step 500
500
#6E9476
oklch(63% 0.061 150.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5B8464
oklch(57.4% 0.067 150.7)
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Step 700
700
#466B4E
oklch(49.1% 0.063 150.4)
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Step 800
800
#3A5740
oklch(42.7% 0.051 150.2)
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Step 900
900
#324837
oklch(37.8% 0.04 151.2)
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Step 950
950
#1D2A20
oklch(26.9% 0.026 151.5)
#5B8464 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) | #857D62 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7E7966 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55837B | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B8464
#5B8464
oklch(57.4% 0.067 150.7)
- #906A8B
#906A8B
oklch(57.4% 0.067 331)
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 #5B8464, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Sage #598556 ΔE 0.021
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.031
- Military Green #667C3E ΔE 0.046
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.049
- Sea Green #2E8B57 ΔE 0.052
- Swamp #698339 ΔE 0.053
- Light Forest Green #4F9153 ΔE 0.053
- Viridian #1E9167 ΔE 0.055
Use #5B8464 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.