#5B9705
Closest named color: Grass Green (#3F9B0B). oklch(61.1% 0.168 132.1), rgb(91, 151, 5).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#5B9705 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.168 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grass Green (#3F9B0B), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grass Green (#3F9B0B) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B9705 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 151, 5) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 94%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.168 132.1) |
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 #5B9705 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5B9705 | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5B9705 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5B9705 text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#E4EEDD
oklch(93.7% 0.025 132.1)
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Step 200
200
#CEE0C1
oklch(88.5% 0.046 132.1)
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Step 300
300
#ADCC95
oklch(80.8% 0.082 131.9)
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Step 400
400
#81B257
oklch(70.8% 0.132 132.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5B9705
oklch(61.1% 0.168 132.1)
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Step 600
600
#4F8500
oklch(55.7% 0.155 132.1)
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Step 700
700
#417000
oklch(49.2% 0.137 132.3)
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Step 800
800
#355B00
oklch(42.6% 0.118 131.9)
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Step 900
900
#2B4C00
oklch(37.6% 0.105 132.1)
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Step 950
950
#192D04
oklch(27% 0.069 132.1)
#5B9705 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) | #9E8A00 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #96861F | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C9080 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.169 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B9705
#5B9705
oklch(61.1% 0.168 132.1)
- #A560CB
#A560CB
oklch(61.1% 0.169 312.2)
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 #5B9705, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.026
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.033
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.036
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.037
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.042
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.051
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.051
Use #5B9705 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.