#70787F
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(56.8% 0.014 244.4), rgb(112, 120, 127).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#70787F is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.68:1 |
| White text | 4.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #70787F |
| RGB | rgb(112, 120, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 6%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.8% 0.014 244.4) |
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 #70787F | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #70787F | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 32.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #70787F text on white | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #70787F text on black | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -30.5 | 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
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DB
oklch(88.4% 0.004 247.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDC1C4
oklch(80.9% 0.006 239.8)
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Step 400
400
#9BA1A7
oklch(70.6% 0.011 248)
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Step 500
500
#838A91
oklch(63% 0.013 248)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#70787F
oklch(56.8% 0.014 244.4)
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Step 700
700
#5B6268
oklch(49.2% 0.013 243.8)
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Step 800
800
#4A5055
oklch(42.8% 0.011 243.1)
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Step 900
900
#3E4246
oklch(37.7% 0.009 248.1)
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Step 950
950
#242729
oklch(27% 0.006 236.7)
#70787F 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) | #75787F | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #73767F | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C7A7A | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #70787F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.011
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.013
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.026
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.029
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.031
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.035
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.043
Use #70787F 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.