#75736E
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.008 88.7), rgb(117, 115, 110).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.73:1).
About this color
#75736E is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.73:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.008) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.43:1 |
| White text | 4.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75736E |
| RGB | rgb(117, 115, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 3%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.008 88.7) |
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 #75736E | 4.73:1 | AA | Lc -78.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #75736E | 4.43:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #75736E text on white | 4.73:1 | AA | Lc 72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #75736E text on black | 4.43:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.8 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE9
oklch(93.7% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D7
oklch(88.5% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1C0BE
oklch(80.8% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 400
400
#A2A09D
oklch(70.7% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 500
500
#8B8984
oklch(63% 0.008 88.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#75736E
oklch(55.6% 0.008 88.7)
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Step 700
700
#62605C
oklch(49% 0.007 84.6)
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Step 800
800
#504F4B
oklch(42.7% 0.007 95.2)
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Step 900
900
#43413F
oklch(37.7% 0.004 67.7)
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Step 950
950
#272625
oklch(26.9% 0.002 67.7)
#75736E 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) | #74736E | 0.002 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #75736E | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #767272 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.008 |
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 #75736E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.024
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.036
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.037
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.047
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.050
Use #75736E 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.