#68992A
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(62.6% 0.149 130.6), rgb(104, 153, 42).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.17:1).
About this color
#68992A is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.149 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.17:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.17:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #68992A |
| RGB | rgb(104, 153, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 57%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.149 130.6) |
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 #68992A | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #68992A | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc 42.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #68992A text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #68992A text on black | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc -40.4 | 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
#87AF5F
oklch(70.6% 0.117 130.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#68992A
oklch(62.6% 0.149 130.6)
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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
#2F4B07
oklch(37.6% 0.097 130.5)
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Step 950
950
#1C2C08
oklch(27% 0.061 130.2)
#68992A 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) | #A08E17 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998A34 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A9283 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #68992A
#68992A
oklch(62.6% 0.149 130.6)
- #A46BCA
#A46BCA
oklch(62.6% 0.149 310.4)
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 #68992A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.028
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.031
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.035
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.041
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.042
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.042
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.045
Use #68992A 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.