#5E8817
Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(57.5% 0.143 128.9), rgb(94, 136, 23).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#5E8817 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 129°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green (#5C8B15) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E8817 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 136, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 71%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.5% 0.143 128.9) |
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 #5E8817 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5E8817 | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E8817 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E8817 text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7F1
oklch(97.2% 0.009 128.6)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECE0
oklch(93.5% 0.017 128.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2DEC5
oklch(88.5% 0.036 128.1)
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Step 300
300
#B4C99D
oklch(80.9% 0.064 128.5)
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Step 400
400
#8DAD67
oklch(70.7% 0.102 128.8)
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Step 500
500
#70983A
oklch(63% 0.131 129)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5E8817
oklch(57.5% 0.143 128.9)
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Step 700
700
#496E00
oklch(49.1% 0.13 129)
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Step 800
800
#3C5A05
oklch(42.8% 0.11 128.9)
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Step 900
900
#334A11
oklch(37.7% 0.086 129)
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Step 950
950
#1E2B0C
oklch(26.9% 0.054 128.6)
#5E8817 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) | #8F7E00 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #897B24 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #618274 | 0.112 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E8817
#5E8817
oklch(57.5% 0.143 128.9)
- #915EB8
#915EB8
oklch(57.5% 0.142 308.7)
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 #5E8817, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.009
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.014
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.026
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.027
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.028
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Swamp #698339 ΔE 0.038
Use #5E8817 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.