#689A38
Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(63% 0.14 132.1), rgb(104, 154, 56).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.26:1).
About this color
#689A38 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.26:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Flat Green (#699D4C) |
| Black text | 6.26:1 |
| White text | 3.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #689A38 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 154, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 47%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.14 132.1) |
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 #689A38 | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #689A38 | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc 43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #689A38 text on white | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #689A38 text on black | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc -40.9 | 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
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#D0DFC5
oklch(88.5% 0.039 131.9)
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Step 300
300
#B0CA9D
oklch(80.8% 0.068 132.3)
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Step 400
400
#87AF66
oklch(70.7% 0.109 132.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#689A38
oklch(63% 0.14 132.1)
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Step 600
600
#4F8408
oklch(55.5% 0.152 132.2)
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Step 700
700
#417000
oklch(49.2% 0.137 132.3)
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Step 800
800
#355B03
oklch(42.6% 0.117 132.1)
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Step 900
900
#2E4B10
oklch(37.6% 0.092 132.2)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C0C
oklch(26.9% 0.058 132.6)
#689A38 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) | #A08F2C | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998B40 | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #699485 | 0.104 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #689A38
#689A38
oklch(63% 0.14 132.1)
- #A56EC5
#A56EC5
oklch(63% 0.139 312.1)
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 #689A38, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.020
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.026
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.034
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.038
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.038
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.042
Use #689A38 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.