#609045

Closest named color: Moss Green (#658B38). oklch(60.1% 0.118 135.4), rgb(96, 144, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).

About this color

#609045 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Moss Green (#658B38), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (60%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Moss Green (#658B38)
Black text	5.57:1
White text	3.76:1

Values

HEX	#609045
RGB	rgb(96, 144, 69)
HSL	hsl(98, 35%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.1% 0.118 135.4)

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 #609045	3.76:1	AA large text	Lc -70.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #609045	5.57:1	AA	Lc 39.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#609045 text on white	3.76:1	AA large text	Lc 65.1	Content text, not long reading
#609045 text on black	5.57:1	AA	Lc -36.6	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E5EDE2

oklch(93.7% 0.017 137)
Step 200
200

#D0DEC9

oklch(88.4% 0.032 135)
Step 300
300

#B1CAA5

oklch(81% 0.058 135.5)
Step 400
400

#87AE73

oklch(70.7% 0.093 135.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#609045

oklch(60.1% 0.118 135.4)
Step 600
600

#508330

oklch(55.5% 0.127 135.2)
Step 700
700

#406F22

oklch(49.1% 0.119 135.4)
Step 800
800

#355B1E

oklch(42.8% 0.1 135.5)
Step 900
900

#2F4A1F

oklch(37.6% 0.075 135.1)
Step 950
950

#1C2C13

oklch(27.1% 0.048 135.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#609045 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)	#95863E	0.074
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8E824A	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5F8B7F	0.085
Achromatopsia (no color)	#838383	0.118