#757461Mangrove (#757461) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 105°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #757461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 116, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 9%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 17%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48.4 -3.2 10.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.554 0.028 105) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mangrove shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7a715a — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#79745f — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#757461 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#757563 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mangrove in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.74:1 and against black 4.43:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cacaba · #a4a391 · #757461 · #5b5a48 · #393829 · #1b1a0d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#869f7c · #7e8b5d · #757461 · #726030 · #664b26 · #583820
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#88be9c · #7e9887 · #757461 · #5c582c · #403d14 · #10291a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dbdac7 · #b9b899 · #959585 · #757461 · #4f4d7c · #393820
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f1f9 · #8f8e84 · #757461 · #58595e · #26251b · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f2ea · #cac9c0 · #757461 · #242316 · #040400 · #d2c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f0ff · #8989b1 · #757461 · #555382 · #221f42 · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0f0ff · #7590b2 · #757461 · #694c76 · #0c2543 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f5fd · #6596a9 · #757461 · #774863 · #39162c · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7f6 · #609999 · #757461 · #555382 · #3e151a · #010007
#898877 · #9E9D8E · #B3B3A6 · #C9C8BE · #DFDFD6
#61604F · #4D4C3D · #3A392C · #28271C · #17170D
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.