#689B28
Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(63.1% 0.153 130.8), rgb(104, 155, 40).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#689B28 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Flat Green (#699D4C) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #689B28 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 155, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 59%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.153 130.8) |
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 #689B28 | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #689B28 | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #689B28 text on white | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #689B28 text on black | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc -41.2 | 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
#B0CB98
oklch(80.9% 0.075 130.6)
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Step 400
400
#86B05E
oklch(70.8% 0.12 131.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#689B28
oklch(63.1% 0.153 130.8)
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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
#2E4B04
oklch(37.6% 0.099 130.7)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C07
oklch(26.9% 0.063 130.8)
#689B28 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) | #A28F12 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8B33 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A9485 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #689B28
#689B28
oklch(63.1% 0.153 130.8)
- #A66BCD
#A66BCD
oklch(63% 0.153 310.5)
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 #689B28, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.031
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.033
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.037
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.037
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.041
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.044
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.044
Use #689B28 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.