#718B96
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62% 0.034 225.5), rgb(113, 139, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.83:1).
About this color
#718B96 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.034 and its hue 225°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.83:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.034) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.83:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #718B96 |
| RGB | rgb(113, 139, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 15%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.034 225.5) |
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 #718B96 | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #718B96 | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #718B96 text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #718B96 text on black | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DADE
oklch(88.4% 0.009 232.4)
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Step 300
300
#B6C3C9
oklch(80.9% 0.017 227)
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Step 400
400
#90A4AD
oklch(70.6% 0.026 226.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#718B96
oklch(62% 0.034 225.5)
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Step 600
600
#5C7884
oklch(55.5% 0.037 226)
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Step 700
700
#4C6570
oklch(49.1% 0.035 226.7)
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Step 800
800
#3E535B
oklch(42.8% 0.029 223.3)
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Step 900
900
#35444B
oklch(37.6% 0.023 228)
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Step 950
950
#1F282C
oklch(27% 0.015 226.6)
#718B96 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) | #858A97 | 0.027 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F8596 | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #668E8E | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.034 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #718B96
#718B96
oklch(62% 0.034 225.5)
- #998076
#998076
oklch(62% 0.034 43)
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 #718B96, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.013
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.017
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.021
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.028
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.030
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.031
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.040
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.040
Use #718B96 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.