#7A716D
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.013 45.6), rgb(122, 113, 109).
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White text reads best on this color (4.76:1).
About this color
#7A716D is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.029 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.76:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.013) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.41:1 |
| White text | 4.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A716D |
| RGB | rgb(122, 113, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 6%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.013 45.6) |
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 #7A716D | 4.76:1 | AA | Lc -78.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A716D | 4.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A716D text on white | 4.76:1 | AA | Lc 73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A716D 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
#EBE9E9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8D7
oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4BFBD
oklch(80.8% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 400
400
#A69F9C
oklch(70.8% 0.009 44.9)
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Step 500
500
#908784
oklch(63% 0.012 39.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7A716D
oklch(55.6% 0.013 45.6)
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Step 700
700
#675F5B
oklch(49.2% 0.012 48.5)
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Step 800
800
#544D4A
oklch(42.6% 0.011 44.7)
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Step 900
900
#45403E
oklch(37.6% 0.008 43.2)
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Step 950
950
#292624
oklch(27.1% 0.006 56.1)
#7A716D 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) | #73726D | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #75736D | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D7070 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.013 |
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 #7A716D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.029
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.037
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.041
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.043
- Purple Grey #866F85 ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.046
Use #7A716D 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.