#7C968B
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(65% 0.034 167.8), rgb(124, 150, 139).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.59:1).
About this color
#7C968B is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.034 and its hue 168°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.59:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.034) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.59:1 |
| White text | 3.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C968B |
| RGB | rgb(124, 150, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 11%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.034 167.8) |
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 #7C968B | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C968B | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc 45.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7C968B text on white | 3.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7C968B text on black | 6.59:1 | AA | Lc -42.7 | 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
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD8
oklch(88.5% 0.009 168.7)
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Step 300
300
#B7C4BE
oklch(80.9% 0.017 166.6)
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Step 400
400
#92A69D
oklch(70.7% 0.026 166.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C968B
oklch(65% 0.034 167.8)
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Step 600
600
#5F7A6F
oklch(55.5% 0.036 168.2)
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Step 700
700
#4E675D
oklch(49% 0.034 168.5)
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Step 800
800
#40544C
oklch(42.6% 0.028 168.6)
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Step 900
900
#37453F
oklch(37.6% 0.021 167.3)
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Step 950
950
#202925
oklch(27.1% 0.015 166.5)
#7C968B 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) | #95928A | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #908F8C | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #779693 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #909090 | 0.034 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C968B
#7C968B
oklch(65% 0.034 167.8)
- #9F8793
#9F8793
oklch(64.9% 0.034 346.4)
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 #7C968B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.036
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.037
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.040
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.041
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.044
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.045
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.046
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.052
Use #7C968B 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.