#5F8701
Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(57.2% 0.148 127.5), rgb(95, 135, 1).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#5F8701 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.148 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green (#5C8B15) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5F8701 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 135, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 99%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.2% 0.148 127.5) |
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 #5F8701 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5F8701 | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5F8701 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5F8701 text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECDF
oklch(93.5% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2DEC4
oklch(88.4% 0.037 127.4)
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Step 300
300
#B4C99B
oklch(80.8% 0.067 127.8)
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Step 400
400
#8EAD63
oklch(70.7% 0.106 127.5)
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Step 500
500
#729833
oklch(63.1% 0.136 127.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5F8701
oklch(57.2% 0.148 127.5)
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Step 700
700
#4C6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#344A0C
oklch(37.7% 0.089 127.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2B0A
oklch(26.9% 0.055 126.8)
#5F8701 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) | #8E7D00 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #897A18 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #638072 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5F8701
#5F8701
oklch(57.2% 0.148 127.5)
- #905CBB
#905CBB
oklch(57.2% 0.149 307.6)
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 #5F8701, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.011
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.020
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.028
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.030
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.036
- Olive Green #677A04 ΔE 0.039
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.041
Use #5F8701 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.