#5FA500
Closest named color: Leaf Green (#5CA904). oklch(65% 0.184 133.1), rgb(95, 165, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.86:1).
About this color
#5FA500 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 133°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leaf Green (#5CA904), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.86:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Leaf Green (#5CA904) |
| Black text | 6.86:1 |
| White text | 3.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5FA500 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 165, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 100%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.184 133.1) |
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 #5FA500 | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5FA500 | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc 47.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5FA500 text on white | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5FA500 text on black | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc -44.7 | 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
#F2F7EF
oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 133)
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Step 200
200
#CCE1BF
oklch(88.5% 0.051 133.4)
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Step 300
300
#AACE92
oklch(81% 0.09 133.3)
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Step 400
400
#7CB350
oklch(70.7% 0.143 133.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5FA500
oklch(65% 0.184 133.1)
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Step 600
600
#4C8500
oklch(55.5% 0.157 132.9)
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Step 700
700
#3F7000
oklch(49.1% 0.138 133)
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Step 800
800
#325C00
oklch(42.7% 0.121 133.3)
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Step 900
900
#294D00
oklch(37.8% 0.107 133.2)
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Step 950
950
#162E00
oklch(27.1% 0.077 133.4)
#5FA500 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) | #AC9700 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A39120 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F9E8C | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5FA500
#5FA500
oklch(65% 0.184 133.1)
- #B567DD
#B567DD
oklch(64.9% 0.183 312.9)
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 #5FA500, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5FA500.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.011
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.022
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.035
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.037
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.041
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.044
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.045
Use #5FA500 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.