#5F9625
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(61.2% 0.153 132.4), rgb(95, 150, 37).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#5F9625 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.153 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5F9625 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 150, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 60%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.153 132.4) |
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 #5F9625 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5F9625 | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5F9625 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5F9625 text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E4EDDF
oklch(93.5% 0.021 134.1)
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Step 200
200
#CFDFC3
oklch(88.4% 0.041 131.7)
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Step 300
300
#AFCB9A
oklch(80.9% 0.073 132.1)
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Step 400
400
#84B060
oklch(70.7% 0.119 132.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5F9625
oklch(61.2% 0.153 132.4)
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Step 600
600
#4E8500
oklch(55.6% 0.155 132.4)
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Step 700
700
#417000
oklch(49.2% 0.137 132.3)
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Step 800
800
#345C00
oklch(42.8% 0.12 132.5)
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Step 900
900
#2C4C07
oklch(37.7% 0.1 132.4)
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Step 950
950
#1A2D08
oklch(27.1% 0.064 132.6)
#5F9625 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) | #9C8A0E | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958630 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #609080 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5F9625
#5F9625
oklch(61.2% 0.153 132.4)
- #A365C5
#A365C5
oklch(61.3% 0.153 312.5)
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 #5F9625, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.026
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.032
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.032
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.037
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.038
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.040
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.040
Use #5F9625 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.