#707973
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(56.7% 0.014 156.8), rgb(112, 121, 115).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#707973 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 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.67:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #707973 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 121, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 4%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.7% 0.014 156.8) |
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 #707973 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #707973 | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #707973 text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #707973 text on black | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -30.4 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD8
oklch(88.5% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2BF
oklch(80.9% 0.007 160)
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Step 400
400
#9CA39E
oklch(70.8% 0.011 155)
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Step 500
500
#838C86
oklch(63.1% 0.014 156.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#707973
oklch(56.7% 0.014 156.8)
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Step 700
700
#5B635E
oklch(49.1% 0.013 158.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A514D
oklch(42.7% 0.011 160.9)
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Step 900
900
#3E4340
oklch(37.7% 0.008 159.7)
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Step 950
950
#242725
oklch(26.9% 0.006 156.8)
#707973 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) | #797773 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #777673 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F7977 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.014 |
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 #707973, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.023
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.029
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.036
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.041
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.043
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.047
Use #707973 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.