#6E8474
Closest named color: Medium Grey (#7D7F7C). oklch(59.1% 0.035 153.7), rgb(110, 132, 116).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).
About this color
#6E8474 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 154°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Grey (#7D7F7C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Grey (#7D7F7C) |
| Black text | 5.21:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E8474 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 132, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 9%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.035 153.7) |
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 #6E8474 | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E8474 | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E8474 text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E8474 text on black | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc -34.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8EBE8
oklch(93.7% 0.005 145.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5DBD6
oklch(88.5% 0.009 150.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9C4BC
oklch(80.9% 0.016 154.4)
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Step 400
400
#95A599
oklch(70.6% 0.025 153.3)
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Step 500
500
#7B9081
oklch(63.2% 0.033 154.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E8474
oklch(59.1% 0.035 153.7)
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Step 700
700
#536658
oklch(49% 0.032 153.2)
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Step 800
800
#445448
oklch(42.8% 0.028 152.7)
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Step 900
900
#39453C
oklch(37.7% 0.022 152.9)
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Step 950
950
#222823
oklch(26.9% 0.013 150.2)
#6E8474 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) | #848073 | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #807E75 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B837F | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E8474
#6E8474
oklch(59.1% 0.035 153.7)
- #8B7686
#8B7686
oklch(59.1% 0.035 334.4)
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 #6E8474, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.031
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.033
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.036
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.041
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.046
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.046
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.047
Use #6E8474 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.