#699B00
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63% 0.167 128.9), rgb(105, 155, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.28:1).
About this color
#699B00 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 129°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.28:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.28:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #699B00 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 155, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 100%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.167 128.9) |
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 #699B00 | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #699B00 | 6.28:1 | AA | Lc 43.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #699B00 text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #699B00 text on black | 6.28:1 | 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
#F3F7EF
oklch(97.1% 0.011 128.6)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDD
oklch(93.6% 0.023 128.7)
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Step 200
200
#D0DFC0
oklch(88.4% 0.045 128.4)
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Step 300
300
#B0CB93
oklch(80.8% 0.081 129)
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Step 400
400
#87B053
oklch(70.7% 0.13 129)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#699B00
oklch(63% 0.167 128.9)
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Step 600
600
#588300
oklch(55.7% 0.148 128.9)
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Step 700
700
#496E00
oklch(49.1% 0.13 129)
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Step 800
800
#3B5A00
oklch(42.7% 0.113 129)
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Step 900
900
#314B00
oklch(37.7% 0.1 128.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2C02
oklch(26.9% 0.068 128.4)
#699B00 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) | #A38F00 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8B1D | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D9483 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #699B00
#699B00
oklch(63% 0.167 128.9)
- #A668D4
#A668D4
oklch(62.9% 0.166 308.9)
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 #699B00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.038
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.040
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.040
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.043
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.044
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.046
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.046
Use #699B00 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.