#5E920F
Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(60% 0.158 130.7), rgb(94, 146, 15).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.59:1).
About this color
#5E920F is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.59:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green (#5C8B15) |
| Black text | 5.59:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E920F |
| RGB | rgb(94, 146, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 81%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.158 130.7) |
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 #5E920F | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5E920F | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E920F text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E920F text on black | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#E5EDDE
oklch(93.6% 0.022 130)
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Step 200
200
#CFDFC2
oklch(88.4% 0.043 131)
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Step 300
300
#AFCB97
oklch(80.8% 0.077 131)
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Step 400
400
#86B05A
oklch(70.7% 0.124 130.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5E920F
oklch(60% 0.158 130.7)
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Step 600
600
#538400
oklch(55.7% 0.152 130.8)
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Step 700
700
#456F00
oklch(49.2% 0.134 130.8)
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Step 800
800
#385B00
oklch(42.8% 0.116 130.7)
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Step 900
900
#2E4C00
oklch(37.8% 0.103 130.7)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C05
oklch(26.8% 0.065 130.2)
#5E920F 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) | #998600 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928222 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #608B7C | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E920F
#5E920F
oklch(60% 0.158 130.7)
- #9E60C5
#9E60C5
oklch(60% 0.159 310.8)
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 #5E920F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.022
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.024
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.024
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.027
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.036
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.038
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.040
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.043
Use #5E920F 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.