#736F78
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(54.8% 0.015 305.9), rgb(115, 111, 120).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.91:1).
About this color
#736F78 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (55%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.27:1 |
| White text | 4.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736F78 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 111, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 4%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.8% 0.015 305.9) |
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 #736F78 | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc -79.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #736F78 | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736F78 text on white | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc 74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736F78 text on black | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#EAE9EB
oklch(93.5% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D8DB
oklch(88.4% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1BFC4
oklch(80.8% 0.007 304.2)
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Step 400
400
#A29FA6
oklch(70.7% 0.011 305.3)
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Step 500
500
#8B8790
oklch(63% 0.014 305.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#736F78
oklch(54.8% 0.015 305.9)
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Step 700
700
#625F67
oklch(49.1% 0.013 302.9)
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Step 800
800
#504D54
oklch(42.6% 0.012 305.2)
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Step 900
900
#434045
oklch(37.6% 0.009 312.2)
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Step 950
950
#272629
oklch(27.1% 0.006 301.2)
#736F78 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) | #6E7078 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6E7178 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #727072 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #717171 | 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 #736F78, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.018
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.031
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.037
- Purple Grey #866F85 ΔE 0.038
- Grey Purple #826D8C ΔE 0.042
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.046
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.050
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.051
Use #736F78 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.