#727870
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(56.5% 0.014 137.8), rgb(114, 120, 112).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.63:1).
About this color
#727870 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 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.63:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.63:1 |
| White text | 4.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #727870 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 120, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 3%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.5% 0.014 137.8) |
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 #727870 | 4.52:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #727870 | 4.63:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #727870 text on white | 4.52:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #727870 text on black | 4.63:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | 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
#D8DAD7
oklch(88.6% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 300
300
#BFC1BE
oklch(80.8% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 400
400
#9EA29C
oklch(70.7% 0.01 134.9)
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Step 500
500
#868B84
oklch(63% 0.012 136.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#727870
oklch(56.5% 0.014 137.8)
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Step 700
700
#5D635B
oklch(49.2% 0.015 137.8)
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Step 800
800
#4C504B
oklch(42.6% 0.01 139.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F433E
oklch(37.7% 0.01 139.4)
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Step 950
950
#252725
oklch(27% 0.005 145.4)
#727870 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) | #797770 | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #787670 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #727776 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 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 #727870, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.026
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.030
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.031
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.038
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.042
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.045
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.046
Use #727870 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.