#68994E

Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(63% 0.118 135.7), rgb(104, 153, 78).

Black text reads best on this color (6.25:1).

About this color

#68994E is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.25:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Flat Green (#699D4C)
Black text	6.25:1
White text	3.35:1

Values

HEX	#68994E
RGB	rgb(104, 153, 78)
HSL	hsl(99, 32%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(63% 0.118 135.7)

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 #68994E	3.35:1	AA large text	Lc -66.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #68994E	6.25:1	AA	Lc 43.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#68994E text on white	3.35:1	AA large text	Lc 60.9	Content text, not long reading
#68994E text on black	6.25:1	AA	Lc -40.8	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E5EDE2

oklch(93.7% 0.017 137)
Step 200
200

#D0DEC9

oklch(88.4% 0.032 135)
Step 300
300

#B0CAA5

oklch(81% 0.058 136.4)
Step 400
400

#87AE74

oklch(70.7% 0.092 135.7)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#68994E

oklch(63% 0.118 135.7)
Step 600
600

#4F8331

oklch(55.5% 0.127 135.8)
Step 700
700

#406F23

oklch(49.1% 0.119 135.6)
Step 800
800

#355B1F

oklch(42.8% 0.099 135.8)
Step 900
900

#2E4B1F

oklch(37.8% 0.078 136.1)
Step 950
950

#1B2C13

oklch(27.1% 0.049 136.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#68994E 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)	#9E8F48	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#978B53	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#679487	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8C8C8C	0.118