#7E895E
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(61% 0.063 120), rgb(126, 137, 94).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#7E895E is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.063 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.063) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E895E |
| RGB | rgb(126, 137, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 19%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.063 120) |
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 #7E895E | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E895E | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E895E text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E895E text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#F5F6F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EBE4
oklch(93.7% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DBCF
oklch(88.5% 0.017 121.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEC4AE
oklch(81% 0.031 119.5)
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Step 400
400
#9CA683
oklch(70.8% 0.05 120.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E895E
oklch(61% 0.063 120)
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Step 600
600
#6E794B
oklch(55.5% 0.068 119.6)
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Step 700
700
#5C663C
oklch(49.1% 0.063 119.7)
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Step 800
800
#4B5332
oklch(42.6% 0.052 119.8)
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Step 900
900
#3F452C
oklch(37.8% 0.041 119.4)
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Step 950
950
#25281A
oklch(26.9% 0.025 117.9)
#7E895E 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) | #8E845B | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8D8460 | 0.026 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #82857E | 0.052 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.063 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E895E
#7E895E
oklch(61% 0.063 120)
- #897BA4
#897BA4
oklch(61.1% 0.063 300.2)
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 #7E895E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.030
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.031
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.033
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.034
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.045
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.049
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.050
Use #7E895E 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.