#768281
Closest named color: Medium Grey (#7D7F7C). oklch(59.6% 0.014 190.7), rgb(118, 130, 129).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).
About this color
#768281 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Medium Grey (#7D7F7C), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.28:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Medium Grey (#7D7F7C) |
| Black text | 5.28:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #768281 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 130, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 5%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.014 190.7) |
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 #768281 | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #768281 | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #768281 text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #768281 text on black | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#F5F6F5
oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DADA
oklch(88.5% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C1
oklch(80.9% 0.007 185.2)
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Step 400
400
#99A3A2
oklch(70.7% 0.011 189.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#768281
oklch(59.6% 0.014 190.7)
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Step 600
600
#697675
oklch(55.5% 0.016 191.1)
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Step 700
700
#586362
oklch(49% 0.014 190.1)
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Step 800
800
#485150
oklch(42.7% 0.012 188.7)
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Step 900
900
#3C4343
oklch(37.6% 0.009 196.8)
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Step 950
950
#232727
oklch(26.9% 0.006 196.8)
#768281 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) | #808181 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7E7F81 | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #738382 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 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 #768281, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.012
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.015
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.016
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.026
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.027
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.029
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.036
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.037
Use #768281 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.