#7E8A87
Closest named color: Gray (#808080). oklch(62.3% 0.015 179.2), rgb(126, 138, 135).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#7E8A87 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Gray (#808080) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E8A87 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 138, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 5%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.015 179.2) |
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 #7E8A87 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E8A87 | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E8A87 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E8A87 text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#F5F6F5
oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DAD9
oklch(88.5% 0.005 179.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C0
oklch(80.9% 0.007 174.3)
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Step 400
400
#99A3A1
oklch(70.7% 0.012 182.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E8A87
oklch(62.3% 0.015 179.2)
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Step 600
600
#6A7773
oklch(55.7% 0.017 175.3)
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Step 700
700
#586461
oklch(49.2% 0.015 178.9)
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Step 800
800
#48514F
oklch(42.6% 0.012 180.9)
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Step 900
900
#3C4342
oklch(37.6% 0.009 186.5)
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Step 950
950
#232726
oklch(26.8% 0.006 179.2)
#7E8A87 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) | #898887 | 0.016 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #868787 | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B8A89 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 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 #7E8A87, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.027
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.031
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.033
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.034
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.036
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.041
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.042
Use #7E8A87 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.