#7D8D99
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.5% 0.026 240.3), rgb(125, 141, 153).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#7D8D99 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.026. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.026) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D8D99 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 141, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 12%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.026 240.3) |
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 #7D8D99 | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D8D99 | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D8D99 text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D8D99 text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | 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
#F4F5F6
oklch(97% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEC
oklch(93.6% 0.003 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DADD
oklch(88.5% 0.007 233.7)
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Step 300
300
#BAC2C8
oklch(81% 0.012 239.9)
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Step 400
400
#96A3AC
oklch(70.8% 0.02 237.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D8D99
oklch(63.5% 0.026 240.3)
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Step 600
600
#657682
oklch(55.6% 0.028 238.8)
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Step 700
700
#54636E
oklch(49.1% 0.025 239.9)
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Step 800
800
#45515A
oklch(42.8% 0.021 240.5)
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Step 900
900
#3A434A
oklch(37.7% 0.017 241.4)
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Step 950
950
#22272B
oklch(26.9% 0.01 242.1)
#7D8D99 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) | #888D9A | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #848999 | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #769091 | 0.020 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.026 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D8D99
#7D8D99
oklch(63.5% 0.026 240.3)
- #97877B
#97877B
oklch(63.4% 0.026 59.2)
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 #7D8D99, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.017
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.018
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.025
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.028
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.041
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.043
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.043
Use #7D8D99 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.