#78726C
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.012 67.6), rgb(120, 114, 108).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#78726C is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.012) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.42:1 |
| White text | 4.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78726C |
| RGB | rgb(120, 114, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 5%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.012 67.6) |
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 #78726C | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -78.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #78726C | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #78726C text on white | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #78726C text on black | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.7 | 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
#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
#C3C0BD
oklch(80.9% 0.005 67.7)
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Step 400
400
#A4A09B
oklch(70.8% 0.009 73.7)
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Step 500
500
#8E8883
oklch(63% 0.01 62.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#78726C
oklch(55.6% 0.012 67.6)
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Step 700
700
#65605A
oklch(49.2% 0.011 72.5)
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Step 800
800
#524E4A
oklch(42.6% 0.008 67.6)
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Step 900
900
#44413E
oklch(37.7% 0.006 67.6)
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Step 950
950
#282624
oklch(27% 0.005 67.6)
#78726C 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) | #74726C | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #76736C | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A7170 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.012 |
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 #78726C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.028
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.035
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.040
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.041
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.043
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.046
- Dull Brown #876E4B ΔE 0.047
Use #78726C 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.