#6A7969
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.9% 0.03 143.5), rgb(106, 121, 105).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.61:1).
About this color
#6A7969 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.030 and its hue 143°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.61:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.030) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.55:1 |
| White text | 4.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A7969 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 121, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(116, 7%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.03 143.5) |
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 #6A7969 | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc -77.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A7969 | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc 32.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A7969 text on white | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc 72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A7969 text on black | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc -29.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F5
oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAE8
oklch(93.5% 0.003 145.5)
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Step 200
200
#D6DAD6
oklch(88.4% 0.007 145.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC3BB
oklch(80.9% 0.013 141.8)
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Step 400
400
#99A498
oklch(70.6% 0.021 143)
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Step 500
500
#808E7F
oklch(63.1% 0.027 143.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6A7969
oklch(55.9% 0.03 143.5)
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Step 700
700
#586557
oklch(49.1% 0.027 143.2)
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Step 800
800
#485247
oklch(42.6% 0.022 142.7)
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Step 900
900
#3C443C
oklch(37.7% 0.017 145.2)
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Step 950
950
#232823
oklch(27% 0.012 145.2)
#6A7969 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) | #7A7668 | 0.024 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #77746A | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #697874 | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.030 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A7969
#6A7969
oklch(55.9% 0.03 143.5)
- #7D6E7E
#7D6E7E
oklch(55.8% 0.03 324)
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 #6A7969, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.037
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.041
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.043
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.049
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.051
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.051
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.054
Use #6A7969 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.