#78726A
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.5% 0.014 75.3), rgb(120, 114, 106).
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White text reads best on this color (4.75:1).
About this color
#78726A is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.75:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.41:1 |
| White text | 4.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78726A |
| RGB | rgb(120, 114, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 6%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.014 75.3) |
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 #78726A | 4.75:1 | AA | Lc -78.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #78726A | 4.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #78726A text on white | 4.75:1 | AA | Lc 73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #78726A text on black | 4.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.6 | 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
#F6F5F5
oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D6
oklch(88.5% 0.004 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C3C0BC
oklch(80.9% 0.007 75.4)
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Step 400
400
#A4A09A
oklch(70.7% 0.01 78.3)
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Step 500
500
#8E8881
oklch(63% 0.013 71.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#78726A
oklch(55.5% 0.014 75.3)
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Step 700
700
#656059
oklch(49.1% 0.013 76.5)
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Step 800
800
#534E48
oklch(42.7% 0.012 72.5)
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Step 900
900
#44413D
oklch(37.7% 0.008 75.3)
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Step 950
950
#282624
oklch(27% 0.005 67.6)
#78726A 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) | #74726A | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #76736A | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B7070 | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 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 #78726A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.031
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.032
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.037
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.041
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.041
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.043
- Dull Brown #876E4B ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.047
Use #78726A 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.