#617A2A

Closest named color: Murky Green (#6C7A0E). oklch(54.2% 0.11 124.8), rgb(97, 122, 42).

White text reads best on this color (4.85:1).

About this color

#617A2A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Murky Green (#6C7A0E), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Murky Green (#6C7A0E)
Black text	4.32:1
White text	4.85:1

Values

HEX	#617A2A
RGB	rgb(97, 122, 42)
HSL	hsl(79, 49%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.11 124.8)

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 #617A2A	4.85:1	AA	Lc -79.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #617A2A	4.32:1	AA large text	Lc 30.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#617A2A text on white	4.85:1	AA	Lc 73.6	Content text, not long reading
#617A2A text on black	4.32:1	AA large text	Lc -28.1	Dividers and decoration only

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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE1

oklch(93.6% 0.016 126.8)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC9

oklch(88.6% 0.028 124.8)
Step 300
300

#B9C7A4

oklch(81% 0.05 125.3)
Step 400
400

#95AA72

oklch(70.8% 0.081 125.1)
Step 500
500

#7C944D

oklch(63.1% 0.101 124.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#617A2A

oklch(54.2% 0.11 124.8)
Step 700
700

#546A21

oklch(49% 0.102 124.5)
Step 800
800

#45571D

oklch(42.8% 0.085 124.5)
Step 900
900

#3A481E

oklch(37.9% 0.067 124.8)
Step 950
950

#222A12

oklch(27% 0.042 124.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#617A2A 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)	#817220	0.050
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7D7130	0.050
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#657469	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#717171	0.111