#5E9329
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(60.4% 0.147 132.5), rgb(94, 147, 41).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#5E9329 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.147 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 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E9329 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 147, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 56%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.147 132.5) |
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 #5E9329 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5E9329 | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E9329 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E9329 text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#CFDFC4
oklch(88.4% 0.04 132.4)
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Step 300
300
#AFCB9B
oklch(80.9% 0.072 132.5)
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Step 400
400
#85B063
oklch(70.8% 0.115 132.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5E9329
oklch(60.4% 0.147 132.5)
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Step 600
600
#4E8500
oklch(55.6% 0.155 132.4)
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Step 700
700
#407000
oklch(49.1% 0.138 132.7)
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Step 800
800
#345C00
oklch(42.8% 0.12 132.5)
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Step 900
900
#2D4C0C
oklch(37.8% 0.096 132.5)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C0A
oklch(26.9% 0.06 131.8)
#5E9329 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) | #998818 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928333 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F8D7E | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E9329
#5E9329
oklch(60.4% 0.147 132.5)
- #9F64C0
#9F64C0
oklch(60.4% 0.147 312.3)
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 #5E9329, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.019
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.023
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.024
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.025
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.031
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.035
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.042
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.043
Use #5E9329 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.