#778E6C

Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(61.9% 0.056 135.6), rgb(119, 142, 108).

Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).

About this color

#778E6C is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.056 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	muted (0.056)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Green Grey (#77926F)
Black text	5.87:1
White text	3.57:1

Values

HEX	#778E6C
RGB	rgb(119, 142, 108)
HSL	hsl(101, 14%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.9% 0.056 135.6)

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 #778E6C	3.57:1	AA large text	Lc -68.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #778E6C	5.87:1	AA	Lc 40.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#778E6C text on white	3.57:1	AA large text	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#778E6C text on black	5.87:1	AA	Lc -38.3	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F3

oklch(97.1% 0.004 134.8)
Step 100
100

#E7EBE6

oklch(93.6% 0.008 139.4)
Step 200
200

#D5DCD2

oklch(88.6% 0.015 136.1)
Step 300
300

#B9C5B3

oklch(80.9% 0.028 135)
Step 400
400

#95A78C

oklch(70.7% 0.043 135.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#778E6C

oklch(61.9% 0.056 135.6)
Step 600
600

#637C58

oklch(55.6% 0.061 136.3)
Step 700
700

#526848

oklch(49% 0.056 136.1)
Step 800
800

#43553B

oklch(42.7% 0.047 136.2)
Step 900
900

#394633

oklch(37.7% 0.036 135.9)
Step 950
950

#21291E

oklch(26.9% 0.023 137.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#778E6C 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)	#91896A	0.038
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D876E	0.037
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#778B85	0.041
Achromatopsia (no color)	#878787	0.057