#71982E
Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(62.9% 0.14 127.5), rgb(113, 152, 46).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.23:1).
About this color
#71982E is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.23:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Flat Green (#699D4C) |
| Black text | 6.23:1 |
| White text | 3.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #71982E |
| RGB | rgb(113, 152, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 54%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.14 127.5) |
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 #71982E | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #71982E | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc 43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #71982E text on white | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #71982E text on black | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | 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
#E6EDDF
oklch(93.7% 0.02 128.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2DEC4
oklch(88.4% 0.037 127.4)
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Step 300
300
#B4C99A
oklch(80.8% 0.068 127.4)
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Step 400
400
#8DAD61
oklch(70.6% 0.109 127.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#71982E
oklch(62.9% 0.14 127.5)
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Step 600
600
#5B8200
oklch(55.6% 0.145 127.6)
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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
#344A09
oklch(37.7% 0.091 127.4)
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Step 950
950
#1E2B09
oklch(26.8% 0.057 127.7)
#71982E 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) | #A08E1E | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8B37 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #759183 | 0.112 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #71982E
#71982E
oklch(62.9% 0.14 127.5)
- #A070CA
#A070CA
oklch(63% 0.139 307.4)
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 #71982E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.028
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.030
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.035
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.038
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.039
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.043
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.043
Use #71982E 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.