#7B8971
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.2% 0.039 132.3), rgb(123, 137, 113).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#7B8971 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.039 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.039) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B8971 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 137, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 10%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.039 132.3) |
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 #7B8971 | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B8971 | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B8971 text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B8971 text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8EBE7
oklch(93.7% 0.006 137.8)
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Step 200
200
#D6DBD4
oklch(88.6% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 300
300
#BCC3B7
oklch(80.8% 0.018 131.9)
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Step 400
400
#9AA592
oklch(70.8% 0.03 131.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B8971
oklch(61.2% 0.039 132.3)
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Step 600
600
#6A795F
oklch(55.6% 0.043 132.2)
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Step 700
700
#58664F
oklch(49.2% 0.04 133.3)
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Step 800
800
#485341
oklch(42.7% 0.032 133.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4537
oklch(37.9% 0.025 131.9)
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Step 950
950
#232820
oklch(26.9% 0.016 133.7)
#7B8971 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) | #8B8570 | 0.025 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #898472 | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C8782 | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.039 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B8971
#7B8971
oklch(61.2% 0.039 132.3)
- #8C7D95
#8C7D95
oklch(61.1% 0.04 312.9)
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 #7B8971, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.028
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.032
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.038
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.041
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.051
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.052
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.054
Use #7B8971 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.