#799C25
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64.4% 0.147 125), rgb(121, 156, 37).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.59:1).
About this color
#799C25 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.59:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.59:1 |
| White text | 3.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #799C25 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 156, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 62%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.147 125) |
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 #799C25 | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #799C25 | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc 45.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #799C25 text on white | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #799C25 text on black | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc -42.9 | 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
#D3DEC2
oklch(88.5% 0.039 124.7)
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Step 300
300
#B6C996
oklch(80.8% 0.072 124.6)
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Step 400
400
#90AD5A
oklch(70.7% 0.115 125.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#799C25
oklch(64.4% 0.147 125)
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Step 600
600
#618000
oklch(55.5% 0.139 124.8)
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Step 700
700
#516C00
oklch(49.2% 0.123 125)
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Step 800
800
#425800
oklch(42.6% 0.107 124.6)
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Step 900
900
#364A00
oklch(37.8% 0.095 125.3)
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Step 950
950
#202B05
oklch(27% 0.06 124.3)
#799C25 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) | #A59109 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A09030 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F9485 | 0.120 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #909090 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #799C25
#799C25
oklch(64.4% 0.147 125)
- #A273D4
#A273D4
oklch(64.3% 0.147 305)
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 #799C25, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.033
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.033
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.038
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.039
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.041
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.043
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.043
Use #799C25 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.