#679B23
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63% 0.156 130.7), rgb(103, 155, 35).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.28:1).
About this color
#679B23 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.28:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.28:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #679B23 |
| RGB | rgb(103, 155, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 63%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.156 130.7) |
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 #679B23 | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #679B23 | 6.28:1 | AA | Lc 43.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #679B23 text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #679B23 text on black | 6.28:1 | AA | Lc -41.1 | 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
#D0DFC2
oklch(88.5% 0.042 129.7)
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Step 300
300
#B0CB97
oklch(80.9% 0.076 130.3)
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Step 400
400
#86B05C
oklch(70.7% 0.122 130.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#679B23
oklch(63% 0.156 130.7)
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Step 600
600
#538400
oklch(55.7% 0.152 130.8)
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Step 700
700
#456F00
oklch(49.2% 0.134 130.8)
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Step 800
800
#385B00
oklch(42.8% 0.116 130.7)
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Step 900
900
#2E4C01
oklch(37.8% 0.102 130.8)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C06
oklch(26.9% 0.064 130.5)
#679B23 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) | #A28F05 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8B2F | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #699484 | 0.120 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #679B23
#679B23
oklch(63% 0.156 130.7)
- #A76ACE
#A76ACE
oklch(63% 0.157 310.8)
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 #679B23, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.033
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.037
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.038
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.038
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.041
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.042
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.044
Use #679B23 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.