#B7C8A3
Closest named color: Ash Gray (#BFC8AD). oklch(81% 0.054 127.7), rgb(183, 200, 163).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.80:1).
About this color
#B7C8A3 is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ash Gray (#BFC8AD), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.80:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Ash Gray (#BFC8AD) |
| Black text | 11.80:1 |
| White text | 1.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B7C8A3 |
| RGB | rgb(183, 200, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 25%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.054 127.7) |
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 #B7C8A3 | 1.77:1 | Fails | Lc -36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B7C8A3 | 11.80:1 | AAA | Lc 71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B7C8A3 text on white | 1.77:1 | Fails | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B7C8A3 text on black | 11.80:1 | AAA | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F1
oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECE1
oklch(93.6% 0.016 126.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3DDC8
oklch(88.4% 0.03 127.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B7C8A3
oklch(81% 0.054 127.7)
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Step 400
400
#91AB70
oklch(70.7% 0.087 127.8)
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Step 500
500
#769649
oklch(63.1% 0.111 127.9)
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Step 600
600
#5F802A
oklch(55.6% 0.12 127.8)
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Step 700
700
#4F6C1C
oklch(49.2% 0.111 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#40581A
oklch(42.7% 0.092 128)
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Step 900
900
#37491C
oklch(37.9% 0.072 127.7)
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Step 950
950
#202B11
oklch(27.1% 0.047 128.1)
#B7C8A3 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) | #CCC3A1 | 0.030 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CAC2A5 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B9C4BE | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C2C2C2 | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B7C8A3
#B7C8A3
oklch(81% 0.054 127.7)
- #CAB8DC
#CAB8DC
oklch(80.9% 0.054 307.7)
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 #B7C8A3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.018
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.048
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.049
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.054
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.054
- Pale Oak #DBCFB0 ΔE 0.057
- Very Light Brown #D3B683 ΔE 0.058
- Tan #D2B48C ΔE 0.058
Use #B7C8A3 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.