#79917A
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(63.1% 0.044 146.1), rgb(121, 145, 122).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#79917A is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.044 and its hue 146°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.044) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #79917A |
| RGB | rgb(121, 145, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(123, 10%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.044 146.1) |
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 #79917A | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #79917A | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #79917A text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #79917A text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | 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
#E7EBE7
oklch(93.6% 0.007 145.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD4
oklch(88.4% 0.012 145.5)
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Step 300
300
#B8C5B9
oklch(81% 0.022 147.6)
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Step 400
400
#94A794
oklch(70.8% 0.035 145.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#79917A
oklch(63.1% 0.044 146.1)
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Step 600
600
#627B63
oklch(55.6% 0.047 145.9)
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Step 700
700
#516852
oklch(49.2% 0.044 146)
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Step 800
800
#425543
oklch(42.8% 0.038 146.2)
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Step 900
900
#384639
oklch(37.8% 0.028 146.9)
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Step 950
950
#212921
oklch(27% 0.018 145)
#79917A 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) | #928C79 | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8A7B | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #77908A | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.044 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #79917A
#79917A
oklch(63.1% 0.044 146.1)
- #988198
#988198
oklch(63.2% 0.043 326.1)
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 #79917A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.018
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.035
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.039
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.042
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.044
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.045
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.050
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.051
Use #79917A 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.