#5B893D

Closest named color: Fern Green (#548D44). oklch(57.9% 0.118 134.6), rgb(91, 137, 61).

Black text reads best on this color (5.09:1).

About this color

#5B893D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Fern Green (#548D44), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Fern Green (#548D44)
Black text	5.09:1
White text	4.12:1

Values

HEX	#5B893D
RGB	rgb(91, 137, 61)
HSL	hsl(96, 38%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.118 134.6)

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 #5B893D	4.12:1	AA large text	Lc -73.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #5B893D	5.09:1	AA	Lc 35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5B893D text on white	4.12:1	AA large text	Lc 68.2	Content text, not long reading
#5B893D text on black	5.09:1	AA	Lc -33.4	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

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE2

oklch(93.6% 0.015 132.5)
Step 200
200

#D1DECA

oklch(88.5% 0.03 134.4)
Step 300
300

#B2C9A6

oklch(80.9% 0.054 134.9)
Step 400
400

#8AAD77

oklch(70.8% 0.085 134.9)
Step 500
500

#6D9853

oklch(63.1% 0.108 134.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#5B893D

oklch(57.9% 0.118 134.6)
Step 700
700

#456E28

oklch(49.2% 0.11 134.4)
Step 800
800

#395A23

oklch(42.8% 0.091 134.6)
Step 900
900

#314A21

oklch(37.8% 0.072 134.5)
Step 950
950

#1D2B14

oklch(26.9% 0.044 134.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#5B893D 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)	#8E7F36	0.072
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#877B42	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5B8478	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.118