Drab Green #749551
Drab Green is a medium-light, moderately saturated green with hex code #749551 and RGB rgb(116, 149, 81).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.16:1).
About this color
#749551 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 130°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Drab Green. Black text reads best on it, at 6.16:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.102) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Drab Green |
| Black text | 6.16:1 |
| White text | 3.40:1 |
Colors that go with Drab Green
Matches found by rotating Drab Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Drab Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Drab Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Drab Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.013
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.020
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.028
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.037
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.040
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.043
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.044
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.044
More about Drab Green
How to make Drab Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts green
- 2 parts pink
- 1 part orange
Recipe result: #6C9659, a difference of ΔE 0.012 from Drab Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Drab Green in every format
| HEX | #749551 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 149, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 30%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.102 130.1) |
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 #749551 | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #749551 | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #749551 text on white | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #749551 text on black | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Drab Green
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
#F4F6F2
oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECE2
oklch(93.7% 0.014 128.6)
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Step 200
200
#D3DDCA
oklch(88.5% 0.028 129.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6C8A6
oklch(81% 0.051 130.3)
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Step 400
400
#90AB76
oklch(70.7% 0.08 130.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#749551
oklch(62.8% 0.102 130.1)
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Step 600
600
#5D8035
oklch(55.6% 0.111 130.2)
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Step 700
700
#4D6C27
oklch(49.1% 0.103 129.9)
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Step 800
800
#3F5822
oklch(42.7% 0.085 130.1)
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Step 900
900
#364921
oklch(37.9% 0.067 130)
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Step 950
950
#1F2B14
oklch(27.1% 0.043 131.3)
Drab Green 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) | #9B8D4C | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #968A55 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #769085 | 0.078 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.102 |
Use Drab Green 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.