#7E8E96
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.7% 0.022 229.3), rgb(126, 142, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.19:1).
About this color
#7E8E96 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.022. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.19:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.022) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.19:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E8E96 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 142, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 10%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.022 229.3) |
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 #7E8E96 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E8E96 | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E8E96 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E8E96 text on black | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DADC
oklch(88.5% 0.006 223.5)
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Step 300
300
#BAC2C6
oklch(80.9% 0.011 228.9)
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Step 400
400
#96A3A9
oklch(70.7% 0.017 227.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E8E96
oklch(63.7% 0.022 229.3)
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Step 600
600
#65767F
oklch(55.5% 0.025 230.9)
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Step 700
700
#54636B
oklch(49% 0.022 231.1)
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Step 800
800
#455157
oklch(42.7% 0.018 229.4)
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Step 900
900
#3A4348
oklch(37.7% 0.015 232.1)
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Step 950
950
#22272A
oklch(26.9% 0.009 234.1)
#7E8E96 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) | #8A8D96 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #868A96 | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #789090 | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.022 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E8E96
#7E8E96
oklch(63.7% 0.022 229.3)
- #978880
#978880
oklch(63.8% 0.022 50)
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 #7E8E96, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.022
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.023
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.031
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.031
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.041
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.043
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.046
Use #7E8E96 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.