#8A9784
Closest named color: Grey Green (#86A17D). oklch(66% 0.031 135.7), rgb(138, 151, 132).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.84:1).
About this color
#8A9784 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.031 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Green (#86A17D), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.84:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.031) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Green (#86A17D) |
| Black text | 6.84:1 |
| White text | 3.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A9784 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 151, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 8%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.031 135.7) |
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 #8A9784 | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A9784 | 6.84:1 | AA | Lc 46.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9784 text on white | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9784 text on black | 6.84:1 | AA | Lc -44.2 | 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
#E8EAE8
oklch(93.5% 0.003 145.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD5
oklch(88.5% 0.007 132.4)
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Step 300
300
#BCC3B9
oklch(80.9% 0.016 136.1)
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Step 400
400
#9AA495
oklch(70.6% 0.024 135)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A9784
oklch(66% 0.031 135.7)
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Step 600
600
#6B7864
oklch(55.6% 0.034 134.6)
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Step 700
700
#596553
oklch(49.1% 0.032 135.2)
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Step 800
800
#495244
oklch(42.6% 0.025 134.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4439
oklch(37.7% 0.021 134.1)
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Step 950
950
#242822
oklch(27.1% 0.012 135.1)
#8A9784 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) | #999483 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #969385 | 0.020 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A9591 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.031 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A9784
#8A9784
oklch(66% 0.031 135.7)
- #9A8DA0
#9A8DA0
oklch(66.1% 0.031 315.3)
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 #8A9784, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.034
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.037
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.042
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.051
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.052
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.055
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.055
Use #8A9784 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.