#659420
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(61.1% 0.15 129.8), rgb(101, 148, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#659420 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 130°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #659420 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 148, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 64%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.15 129.8) |
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 #659420 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #659420 | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #659420 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #659420 text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#E5EDDE
oklch(93.6% 0.022 130)
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Step 200
200
#D0DFC3
oklch(88.5% 0.041 130.3)
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Step 300
300
#B1CB99
oklch(81% 0.074 130.3)
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Step 400
400
#89AF5E
oklch(70.7% 0.117 129.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#659420
oklch(61.1% 0.15 129.8)
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Step 600
600
#568300
oklch(55.6% 0.149 129.6)
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Step 700
700
#476E00
oklch(49% 0.131 129.8)
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Step 800
800
#3A5A00
oklch(42.6% 0.114 129.5)
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Step 900
900
#304B04
oklch(37.7% 0.098 129.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2C07
oklch(27% 0.062 129.9)
#659420 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) | #9B8901 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #95852C | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #688D7E | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #659420
#659420
oklch(61.1% 0.15 129.8)
- #9E66C6
#9E66C6
oklch(61% 0.15 309.5)
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 #659420, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.019
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.019
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.028
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.029
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.036
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.041
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.042
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.043
Use #659420 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.