#768E00
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(60.6% 0.145 120.9), rgb(118, 142, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#768E00 is a medium-dark, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.145 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.145) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #768E00 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 142, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 100%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.145 120.9) |
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 #768E00 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #768E00 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #768E00 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #768E00 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEC1
oklch(88.6% 0.04 121.2)
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Step 300
300
#BAC895
oklch(80.9% 0.07 120.5)
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Step 400
400
#96AB56
oklch(70.6% 0.114 120.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#768E00
oklch(60.6% 0.145 120.9)
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Step 600
600
#697E00
oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
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Step 700
700
#576A00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
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Step 800
800
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222B04
oklch(27.1% 0.06 121.8)
#768E00 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) | #988500 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958519 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8678 | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.145 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #768E00
#768E00
oklch(60.6% 0.145 120.9)
- #916ACA
#916ACA
oklch(60.5% 0.145 300.9)
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 #768E00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.006
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.017
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.026
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.029
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.035
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.037
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.041
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.044
Use #768E00 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.