#7F8970
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.5% 0.038 125.3), rgb(127, 137, 112).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).
About this color
#7F8970 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.71:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F8970 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 137, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 10%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.038 125.3) |
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 #7F8970 | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F8970 | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F8970 text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F8970 text on black | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D7DAD3
oklch(88.4% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 300
300
#BEC3B6
oklch(81% 0.019 124)
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Step 400
400
#9CA490
oklch(70.7% 0.03 125)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F8970
oklch(61.5% 0.038 125.3)
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Step 600
600
#6D785D
oklch(55.6% 0.042 125.8)
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Step 700
700
#5B654D
oklch(49.1% 0.039 126.2)
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Step 800
800
#4B523F
oklch(42.6% 0.032 124.2)
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Step 900
900
#3E4436
oklch(37.7% 0.024 126.4)
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Step 950
950
#25281F
oklch(27.1% 0.017 122.5)
#7F8970 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) | #8C866F | 0.020 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B8571 | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #818682 | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F8970
#7F8970
oklch(61.5% 0.038 125.3)
- #8A7F98
#8A7F98
oklch(61.5% 0.039 305.2)
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 #7F8970, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.023
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.036
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.041
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.048
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.053
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.053
Use #7F8970 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.