#70972A
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(62.6% 0.142 127.3), rgb(112, 151, 42).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#70972A is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #70972A |
| RGB | rgb(112, 151, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 56%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.142 127.3) |
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 #70972A | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #70972A | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #70972A text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #70972A text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDDE
oklch(93.7% 0.021 127.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2DEC3
oklch(88.4% 0.038 126.8)
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Step 300
300
#B4CA99
oklch(81% 0.071 127.6)
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Step 400
400
#8DAE5F
oklch(70.8% 0.112 127.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#70972A
oklch(62.6% 0.142 127.3)
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Step 600
600
#5C8200
oklch(55.7% 0.144 127.3)
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Step 700
700
#4C6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#344A07
oklch(37.7% 0.092 127.2)
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Step 950
950
#1E2B08
oklch(26.8% 0.058 127.4)
#70972A 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) | #9F8C17 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998A34 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #749082 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #70972A
#70972A
oklch(62.6% 0.142 127.3)
- #9F6ECA
#9F6ECA
oklch(62.6% 0.142 307.3)
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 #70972A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.024
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.027
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.029
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.037
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.040
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.041
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.042
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.043
Use #70972A 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.