#76736D
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.01 84.6), rgb(118, 115, 109).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.72:1).
About this color
#76736D is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.72:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.44:1 |
| White text | 4.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #76736D |
| RGB | rgb(118, 115, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 4%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.01 84.6) |
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 #76736D | 4.72:1 | AA | Lc -78.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #76736D | 4.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #76736D text on white | 4.72:1 | AA | Lc 72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #76736D text on black | 4.44:1 | 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
#DAD9D7
oklch(88.6% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2C0BD
oklch(80.9% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 400
400
#A3A09C
oklch(70.7% 0.007 75.4)
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Step 500
500
#8C8983
oklch(63.1% 0.01 84.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#76736D
oklch(55.6% 0.01 84.6)
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Step 700
700
#63605B
oklch(49% 0.009 80.7)
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Step 800
800
#514F4A
oklch(42.8% 0.009 88.7)
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Step 900
900
#43413E
oklch(37.6% 0.006 78.3)
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Step 950
950
#272624
oklch(26.9% 0.004 84.6)
#76736D 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) | #75736D | 0.002 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #75746D | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #787271 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.010 |
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 #76736D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.026
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.037
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.037
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.038
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.045
- Dull Brown #876E4B ΔE 0.049
Use #76736D 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.