#659A28
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(62.6% 0.153 131.5), rgb(101, 154, 40).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).
About this color
#659A28 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.20:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.20:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #659A28 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 154, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 59%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.153 131.5) |
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 #659A28 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #659A28 | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #659A28 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #659A28 text on black | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc -40.6 | 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.
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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
#CFDFC3
oklch(88.4% 0.041 131.7)
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Step 300
300
#AFCB99
oklch(80.8% 0.075 131.7)
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Step 400
400
#85B05E
oklch(70.7% 0.12 131.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#659A28
oklch(62.6% 0.153 131.5)
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Step 600
600
#518400
oklch(55.5% 0.153 131.4)
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Step 700
700
#436F00
oklch(49% 0.135 131.5)
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Step 800
800
#365B00
oklch(42.7% 0.117 131.5)
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Step 900
900
#2D4C05
oklch(37.8% 0.1 131.7)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C08
oklch(26.9% 0.062 131.2)
#659A28 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) | #A18E12 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8A33 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #679384 | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #659A28
#659A28
oklch(62.6% 0.153 131.5)
- #A66ACB
#A66ACB
oklch(62.7% 0.153 311.2)
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 #659A28, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.031
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.032
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.034
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.036
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.039
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.041
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.042
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.043
Use #659A28 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.