#5FA908
Closest named color: Leaf Green (#5CA904). oklch(66% 0.187 133.7), rgb(95, 169, 8).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.16:1).
About this color
#5FA908 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 134°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leaf Green (#5CA904), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.16:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Leaf Green (#5CA904) |
| Black text | 7.16:1 |
| White text | 2.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5FA908 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 169, 8) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 91%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.187 133.7) |
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 #5FA908 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5FA908 | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc 48.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5FA908 text on white | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 55.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5FA908 text on black | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc -46.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#A9CE91
oklch(80.9% 0.092 133.5)
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Step 400
400
#7AB44F
oklch(70.8% 0.147 133.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5FA908
oklch(66% 0.187 133.7)
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Step 600
600
#498600
oklch(55.7% 0.159 133.9)
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Step 700
700
#3D7000
oklch(49% 0.14 133.6)
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Step 800
800
#315C00
oklch(42.6% 0.122 133.6)
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Step 900
900
#284D00
oklch(37.7% 0.108 133.7)
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Step 950
950
#152E00
oklch(27% 0.078 134)
#5FA908 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) | #B09A00 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A69524 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5EA28F | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5FA908
#5FA908
oklch(66% 0.187 133.7)
- #BA69E1
#BA69E1
oklch(66% 0.187 313.6)
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 #5FA908, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5FA908.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.003
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.015
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.038
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.038
- Leafy Green #51B73B ΔE 0.039
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.044
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.048
Use #5FA908 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.