Oxley Color
Oxley is a green color with hex code #779E86. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with oxley, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Oxley Color Values
What Does Oxley Mean?
Oxley belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Oxley sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Oxley is classified as a green (nearest centroid: light green, #6AAB8E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Oxley
Oxley and #9E768E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7A9E76 and #769E99, which sit beside oxley on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair oxley with triadic partners #85769E and #9E8576. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Amulet —
#7B9F80(Delta E 4) - Bay Leaf —
#7DA98D(Delta E 5) - Laurel —
#749378(Delta E 5) - Greyish Teal —
#719F91(Delta E 6) - Envy —
#8BA690(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #779E86; }
.background { background-color: #779E86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779E86; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #779E8640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for oxley?
Oxley has the hex code #779E86. In RGB notation it is rgb(119, 158, 134), in HSL it is hsl(143, 17%, 54%), and its OKLCH value is 0.663, 0.056, 157.5.
What does the color oxley mean?
Green-family colors like oxley carry distinct psychological associations. Oxley belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Oxley sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with oxley?
Oxley has three easy routes: its complement #9E768E for punch, its neighbors #7A9E76 and #769E99 for something calmer, or triadic partners #85769E and #9E8576 when you want energy.
Is oxley a standard web color?
No — Oxley is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #779E86 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make oxley lighter or darker?
To lighten oxley, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E7EEEA (lightest tint) to #131B16 (darkest shade).
About Oxley
Oxley is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #779E86 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.