#798C7A
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(62% 0.035 146.6), rgb(121, 140, 122).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#798C7A is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 147°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #798C7A |
| RGB | rgb(121, 140, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(123, 8%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.035 146.6) |
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 #798C7A | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #798C7A | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #798C7A text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #798C7A text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F4
oklch(97.1% 0.003 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8EBE8
oklch(93.7% 0.005 145.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5DBD5
oklch(88.5% 0.01 145.5)
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Step 300
300
#BAC4BA
oklch(81% 0.018 145.4)
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Step 400
400
#96A597
oklch(70.6% 0.026 147.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#798C7A
oklch(62% 0.035 146.6)
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Step 600
600
#657A67
oklch(55.7% 0.038 147.7)
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Step 700
700
#546655
oklch(49% 0.035 146.5)
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Step 800
800
#455346
oklch(42.6% 0.028 147)
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Step 900
900
#3A453B
oklch(37.7% 0.022 147.6)
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Step 950
950
#222822
oklch(26.9% 0.014 145.2)
#798C7A 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) | #8D8879 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #89867B | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #778B87 | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #798C7A
#798C7A
oklch(62% 0.035 146.6)
- #927F91
#927F91
oklch(62% 0.035 327.6)
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 #798C7A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.035
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.040
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.046
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.048
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.048
Use #798C7A 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.