Sap Green #5C8B15
Sap Green is a medium-dark, vivid green with hex code #5C8B15 and RGB rgb(92, 139, 21).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).
About this color
#5C8B15 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 130°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Sap Green. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green |
| Black text | 5.15:1 |
| White text | 4.07:1 |
Colors that go with Sap Green
Matches found by rotating Sap 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 Sap Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Sap Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Sap Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.015
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.024
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.031
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.032
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.035
- Swamp #698339 ΔE 0.045
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.047
More about Sap Green
How to make Sap 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.
- 3 parts green
- 2 parts orange
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #578D35, a difference of ΔE 0.020 from Sap Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Sap Green in every format
| HEX | #5C8B15 |
| RGB | rgb(92, 139, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 74%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.149 130.1) |
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 #5C8B15 | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5C8B15 | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc 36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5C8B15 text on white | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5C8B15 text on black | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Sap 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#D1DFC5
oklch(88.6% 0.038 130.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2CA9C
oklch(80.9% 0.068 130.2)
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Step 400
400
#8AAE65
oklch(70.7% 0.107 130.2)
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Step 500
500
#6D9937
oklch(63% 0.137 130.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5C8B15
oklch(58.1% 0.149 130.1)
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Step 700
700
#466E00
oklch(48.9% 0.132 130.2)
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Step 800
800
#395A01
oklch(42.6% 0.114 130)
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Step 900
900
#314A10
oklch(37.6% 0.088 130.1)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C0B
oklch(27.1% 0.057 130.1)
Sap 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) | #928000 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B7D23 | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F8576 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.149 |
Use Sap 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.