#7D8770
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(60.9% 0.036 126.6), rgb(125, 135, 112).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#7D8770 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D8770 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 135, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 9%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.036 126.6) |
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 #7D8770 | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D8770 | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D8770 text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D8770 text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.4 | 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
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD4
oklch(88.4% 0.009 128.6)
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Step 300
300
#BDC3B7
oklch(80.9% 0.018 128.7)
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Step 400
400
#9CA491
oklch(70.7% 0.028 125.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D8770
oklch(60.9% 0.036 126.6)
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Step 600
600
#6D785F
oklch(55.6% 0.04 127)
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Step 700
700
#5B654F
oklch(49.2% 0.036 127.6)
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Step 800
800
#4B5241
oklch(42.7% 0.029 125.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E4437
oklch(37.7% 0.023 127.7)
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Step 950
950
#242820
oklch(27% 0.016 129.1)
#7D8770 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) | #8A846F | 0.020 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #888371 | 0.019 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E8581 | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D8770
#7D8770
oklch(60.9% 0.036 126.6)
- #887D94
#887D94
oklch(60.7% 0.037 306.9)
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 #7D8770, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.024
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.033
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.034
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.036
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.037
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.049
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.051
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.054
Use #7D8770 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.