#7E8D76
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(62.5% 0.038 134.6), rgb(126, 141, 118).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.95:1).
About this color
#7E8D76 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.95:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 5.95:1 |
| White text | 3.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E8D76 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 141, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 9%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.038 134.6) |
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 #7E8D76 | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E8D76 | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc 41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E8D76 text on white | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E8D76 text on black | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc -38.9 | 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
#BCC3B8
oklch(80.9% 0.017 133.8)
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Step 400
400
#99A593
oklch(70.7% 0.029 135)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E8D76
oklch(62.5% 0.038 134.6)
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Step 600
600
#697961
oklch(55.6% 0.041 135.2)
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Step 700
700
#586650
oklch(49.2% 0.038 134.2)
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Step 800
800
#485342
oklch(42.7% 0.031 134.5)
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Step 900
900
#3C4537
oklch(37.8% 0.026 134.4)
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Step 950
950
#232821
oklch(26.9% 0.015 136.7)
#7E8D76 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) | #8F8975 | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8D8877 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E8B86 | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E8D76
#7E8D76
oklch(62.5% 0.038 134.6)
- #908198
#908198
oklch(62.4% 0.038 314)
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 #7E8D76, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.022
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.031
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.045
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.050
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.054
Use #7E8D76 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.