#798E69
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(62% 0.059 132), rgb(121, 142, 105).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.88:1).
About this color
#798E69 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.88:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 5.88:1 |
| White text | 3.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #798E69 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 142, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 15%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.059 132) |
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 #798E69 | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #798E69 | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #798E69 text on white | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #798E69 text on black | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | 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
#F4F6F3
oklch(97.1% 0.004 134.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8EBE5
oklch(93.6% 0.009 128.6)
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Step 200
200
#D5DBD1
oklch(88.4% 0.015 132.5)
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Step 300
300
#BAC5B2
oklch(81% 0.029 131.9)
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Step 400
400
#96A789
oklch(70.7% 0.047 131.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#798E69
oklch(62% 0.059 132)
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Step 600
600
#657B54
oklch(55.5% 0.064 132.1)
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Step 700
700
#546844
oklch(49.1% 0.06 131.9)
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Step 800
800
#455538
oklch(42.7% 0.05 131.7)
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Step 900
900
#3A4631
oklch(37.7% 0.038 132.2)
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Step 950
950
#22291D
oklch(27% 0.024 132.5)
#798E69 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) | #918967 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E876B | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A8B84 | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.059 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #798E69
#798E69
oklch(62% 0.059 132)
- #927CA0
#927CA0
oklch(61.9% 0.059 312.1)
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 #798E69, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.012
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.026
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.035
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.038
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.044
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.045
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.046
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.052
Use #798E69 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.