#7C7D73
Closest named color: Medium Grey (#7D7F7C). oklch(58.6% 0.015 111.5), rgb(124, 125, 115).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.03:1).
About this color
#7C7D73 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Medium Grey (#7D7F7C), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.03:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Medium Grey (#7D7F7C) |
| Black text | 5.03:1 |
| White text | 4.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C7D73 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 125, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 4%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.015 111.5) |
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 #7C7D73 | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C7D73 | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C7D73 text on white | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C7D73 text on black | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D6
oklch(88.4% 0.004 106.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C1BC
oklch(80.9% 0.007 115.7)
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Step 400
400
#A0A19A
oklch(70.6% 0.01 113.2)
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Step 500
500
#898A81
oklch(63% 0.013 111.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C7D73
oklch(58.6% 0.015 111.5)
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Step 700
700
#616259
oklch(49.2% 0.014 112.1)
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Step 800
800
#4F5049
oklch(42.8% 0.011 113.5)
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Step 900
900
#42423D
oklch(37.7% 0.008 106.8)
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Step 950
950
#262724
oklch(27.1% 0.006 121.8)
#7C7D73 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) | #7F7C72 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F7C73 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D7C7A | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 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 #7C7D73, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.013
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.021
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.035
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.036
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.040
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.040
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.044
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.048
Use #7C7D73 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.