#5D951E
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(60.8% 0.157 132.3), rgb(93, 149, 30).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#5D951E is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 132°. 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 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5D951E |
| RGB | rgb(93, 149, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 66%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.157 132.3) |
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 #5D951E | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5D951E | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5D951E text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5D951E text on black | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc -38.0 | 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
#E4EDDE
oklch(93.5% 0.022 132.5)
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Step 200
200
#CFE0C3
oklch(88.6% 0.043 132.2)
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Step 300
300
#AECC98
oklch(81% 0.078 132.3)
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Step 400
400
#83B15E
oklch(70.8% 0.123 132.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5D951E
oklch(60.8% 0.157 132.3)
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Step 600
600
#4E8500
oklch(55.6% 0.155 132.4)
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Step 700
700
#417000
oklch(49.2% 0.137 132.3)
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Step 800
800
#345B00
oklch(42.5% 0.119 132.3)
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Step 900
900
#2C4C04
oklch(37.7% 0.102 132.1)
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Step 950
950
#1A2D07
oklch(27.1% 0.065 132.3)
#5D951E 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) | #9C8900 | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #94852B | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8F7F | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5D951E
#5D951E
oklch(60.8% 0.157 132.3)
- #A263C5
#A263C5
oklch(60.9% 0.156 312.3)
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 #5D951E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.027
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.029
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.032
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.034
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.035
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.041
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.045
Use #5D951E 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.