#7A8294
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(60.6% 0.029 266.5), rgb(122, 130, 148).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).
About this color
#7A8294 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.029. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.44:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.029) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.44:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A8294 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 130, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 11%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.029 266.5) |
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 #7A8294 | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A8294 | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc 38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A8294 text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A8294 text on black | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc -35.6 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 258.3)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DE
oklch(88.5% 0.007 268.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC1CA
oklch(81% 0.014 262.4)
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Step 400
400
#9AA1AF
oklch(70.8% 0.022 264.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A8294
oklch(60.6% 0.029 266.5)
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Step 600
600
#6B7386
oklch(55.6% 0.031 267.3)
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Step 700
700
#596172
oklch(49.2% 0.029 265.4)
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Step 800
800
#494F5D
oklch(42.8% 0.024 267)
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Step 900
900
#3D424C
oklch(37.8% 0.018 264.3)
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Step 950
950
#24262C
oklch(26.9% 0.012 271)
#7A8294 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) | #7D8395 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7A8194 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748588 | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.029 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A8294
#7A8294
oklch(60.6% 0.029 266.5)
- #8A816F
#8A816F
oklch(60.6% 0.029 84.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7A8294, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.012
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.016
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.016
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.017
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.023
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.030
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.035
Use #7A8294 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.