#5E833B

Closest named color: Swamp (#698339). oklch(56.5% 0.109 131.6), rgb(94, 131, 59).

Black text reads best on this color (4.78:1).

About this color

#5E833B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Swamp (#698339), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.78:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Swamp (#698339)
Black text	4.78:1
White text	4.38:1

Values

HEX	#5E833B
RGB	rgb(94, 131, 59)
HSL	hsl(91, 38%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.109 131.6)

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 #5E833B	4.38:1	AA large text	Lc -75.8	Fine for body text
Black text on #5E833B	4.78:1	AA	Lc 33.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5E833B text on white	4.38:1	AA large text	Lc 70.3	Content text, not long reading
#5E833B text on black	4.78:1	AA	Lc -31.3	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE2

oklch(93.6% 0.015 132.5)
Step 200
200

#D3DDCB

oklch(88.5% 0.027 130.9)
Step 300
300

#B5C8A7

oklch(80.9% 0.05 132)
Step 400
400

#8FAB78

oklch(70.7% 0.078 131.5)
Step 500
500

#739654

oklch(63.1% 0.101 131.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#5E833B

oklch(56.5% 0.109 131.6)
Step 700
700

#4B6C2A

oklch(49% 0.102 131.5)
Step 800
800

#3E5824

oklch(42.6% 0.084 131.2)
Step 900
900

#354922

oklch(37.8% 0.066 131.2)
Step 950
950

#1F2B15

oklch(27.1% 0.042 132)

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#5E833B 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)	#887A34	0.062
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#837740	0.063
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5F7E73	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#787878	0.109