#7B8875
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.1% 0.032 135.7), rgb(123, 136, 117).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#7B8875 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B8875 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 136, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 8%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.032 135.7) |
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 #7B8875 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B8875 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B8875 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B8875 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD5
oklch(88.5% 0.007 132.4)
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Step 300
300
#BCC3B9
oklch(80.9% 0.016 136.1)
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Step 400
400
#9AA495
oklch(70.6% 0.024 135)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B8875
oklch(61.1% 0.032 135.7)
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Step 600
600
#6A7864
oklch(55.5% 0.035 136.3)
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Step 700
700
#596553
oklch(49.1% 0.032 135.2)
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Step 800
800
#495344
oklch(42.9% 0.027 135.2)
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Step 900
900
#3D4439
oklch(37.7% 0.021 134.1)
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Step 950
950
#242822
oklch(27.1% 0.012 135.1)
#7B8875 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) | #8A8574 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #878476 | 0.020 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B8683 | 0.024 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.032 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B8875
#7B8875
oklch(61.1% 0.032 135.7)
- #8B7E91
#8B7E91
oklch(61.1% 0.032 315.2)
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 #7B8875, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.032
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.034
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.036
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.044
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.049
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.052
Use #7B8875 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.