#7C747B
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(56.8% 0.014 329.7), rgb(124, 116, 123).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.64:1).
About this color
#7C747B is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.64:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.64:1 |
| White text | 4.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C747B |
| RGB | rgb(124, 116, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 3%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.8% 0.014 329.7) |
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 #7C747B | 4.52:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C747B | 4.64:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C747B text on white | 4.52:1 | AA | Lc 71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C747B text on black | 4.64:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EA
oklch(93.5% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DA
oklch(88.4% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 300
300
#C3BFC2
oklch(80.9% 0.006 334)
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Step 400
400
#A49EA4
oklch(70.6% 0.011 325.7)
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Step 500
500
#8E878D
oklch(63.1% 0.012 330.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C747B
oklch(56.8% 0.014 329.7)
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Step 700
700
#655E64
oklch(49.1% 0.013 330.3)
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Step 800
800
#534D52
oklch(42.8% 0.011 331.2)
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Step 900
900
#444044
oklch(37.7% 0.009 325.7)
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Step 950
950
#282528
oklch(26.9% 0.007 325.8)
#7C747B 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) | #74767B | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #75777B | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D7476 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.015 |
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 #7C747B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.024
- Purple Grey #866F85 ΔE 0.029
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.035
- Grey Purple #826D8C ΔE 0.039
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.040
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
Use #7C747B 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.