#6E7F75
Closest named color: Medium Grey (#7D7F7C). oklch(58% 0.025 159.7), rgb(110, 127, 117).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#6E7F75 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.025. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Medium Grey (#7D7F7C), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.025) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Medium Grey (#7D7F7C) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E7F75 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 127, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 7%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.025 159.7) |
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 #6E7F75 | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E7F75 | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E7F75 text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E7F75 text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F5
oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAE9
oklch(93.5% 0.003 165.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DAD8
oklch(88.5% 0.005 165)
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Step 300
300
#BBC3BE
oklch(80.9% 0.011 158.8)
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Step 400
400
#97A49D
oklch(70.6% 0.018 162.5)
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Step 500
500
#7E8E85
oklch(63.1% 0.023 161.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6E7F75
oklch(58% 0.025 159.7)
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Step 700
700
#56655C
oklch(49.1% 0.023 159.1)
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Step 800
800
#46524B
oklch(42.6% 0.019 159.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B443F
oklch(37.7% 0.015 161.4)
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Step 950
950
#232825
oklch(27.1% 0.009 159.4)
#6E7F75 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) | #7F7C75 | 0.025 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B7A76 | 0.023 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B7F7C | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.025 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E7F75
#6E7F75
oklch(58% 0.025 159.7)
- #85757F
#85757F
oklch(58% 0.025 340)
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 #6E7F75, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.025
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.029
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.031
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.032
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.036
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.041
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.042
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.048
Use #6E7F75 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.