#69987C
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63.8% 0.066 157.7), rgb(105, 152, 124).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.38:1).
About this color
#69987C is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 158°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.38:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.38:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #69987C |
| RGB | rgb(105, 152, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 19%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.066 157.7) |
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 #69987C | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #69987C | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc 43.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #69987C text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #69987C text on black | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc -41.5 | 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
#F3F6F4
oklch(97% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 100
100
#E5ECE7
oklch(93.6% 0.01 155.1)
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Step 200
200
#D0DDD5
oklch(88.5% 0.018 159.1)
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Step 300
300
#B0C7B9
oklch(80.8% 0.032 158.9)
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Step 400
400
#86AB94
oklch(70.7% 0.052 157.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#69987C
oklch(63.8% 0.066 157.7)
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Step 600
600
#4D8063
oklch(55.5% 0.072 158.1)
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Step 700
700
#3E6C52
oklch(49% 0.066 158)
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Step 800
800
#345843
oklch(42.6% 0.055 157.5)
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Step 900
900
#2D4939
oklch(37.8% 0.044 158.4)
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Step 950
950
#1B2B21
oklch(27.1% 0.028 156.5)
#69987C 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) | #97917B | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F8C7E | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #609790 | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #69987C
#69987C
oklch(63.8% 0.066 157.7)
- #A67C9A
#A67C9A
oklch(63.7% 0.066 337.1)
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 #69987C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.020
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.023
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.027
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.034
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.037
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.044
- Ocean Green #3D9973 ΔE 0.045
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.046
Use #69987C 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.