#899A7F

Closest named color: Grey Green (#86A17D). oklch(66.5% 0.044 133.9), rgb(137, 154, 127).

Black text reads best on this color (6.99:1).

About this color

#899A7F is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.044 and its hue 134°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Green (#86A17D), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	muted (0.044)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Grey Green (#86A17D)
Black text	6.99:1
White text	3.00:1

Values

HEX	#899A7F
RGB	rgb(137, 154, 127)
HSL	hsl(98, 12%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.5% 0.044 133.9)

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 #899A7F	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc -62.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #899A7F	6.99:1	AA	Lc 47.3	Large or bold text, headings
#899A7F text on white	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc 56.7	Large or bold text, headings
#899A7F text on black	6.99:1	AA	Lc -45.0	Large or bold text, headings

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.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E8EBE7

oklch(93.7% 0.006 137.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DBD3

oklch(88.5% 0.012 133.4)
Step 300
300

#BBC4B6

oklch(80.9% 0.022 134.1)
Step 400
400

#98A690

oklch(70.8% 0.035 134)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#899A7F

oklch(66.5% 0.044 133.9)
Step 600
600

#687A5D

oklch(55.7% 0.049 133.8)
Step 700
700

#57664D

oklch(49% 0.043 133.1)
Step 800
800

#47543F

oklch(42.8% 0.037 133.7)
Step 900
900

#3B4536

oklch(37.7% 0.028 135.2)
Step 950
950

#232820

oklch(26.9% 0.016 133.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#899A7F 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)	#9C967D	0.028
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9A9480	0.029
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#899892	0.030
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.044