#6B9575
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(63% 0.066 151.5), rgb(107, 149, 117).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).
About this color
#6B9575 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 152°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 6.18:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B9575 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 149, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 17%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.066 151.5) |
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 #6B9575 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B9575 | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B9575 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B9575 text on black | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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
#D1DDD3
oklch(88.6% 0.019 150.5)
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Step 300
300
#B2C7B6
oklch(80.9% 0.033 151.1)
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Step 400
400
#89AA91
oklch(70.6% 0.051 152.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B9575
oklch(63% 0.066 151.5)
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Step 600
600
#52805E
oklch(55.7% 0.073 151.7)
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Step 700
700
#436C4D
oklch(49.2% 0.068 151)
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Step 800
800
#375840
oklch(42.7% 0.056 152.1)
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Step 900
900
#304836
oklch(37.6% 0.043 151.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2A20
oklch(26.9% 0.027 153.3)
#6B9575 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) | #958E73 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8977 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #65948C | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B9575
#6B9575
oklch(63% 0.066 151.5)
- #A17B9B
#A17B9B
oklch(63% 0.065 331.8)
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 #6B9575, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.016
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.025
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.030
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.038
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.041
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.044
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.044
- Ocean Green #3D9973 ΔE 0.044
Use #6B9575 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.