#7E9088
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.7% 0.024 167), rgb(126, 144, 136).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.23:1).
About this color
#7E9088 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.024. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.23:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.024) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.23:1 |
| White text | 3.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E9088 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 144, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 7%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.024 167) |
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 #7E9088 | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E9088 | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc 42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E9088 text on white | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E9088 text on black | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | 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
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAE9
oklch(93.5% 0.003 165.1)
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Step 200
200
#D5DAD8
oklch(88.4% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 300
300
#BAC3BF
oklch(80.9% 0.011 167.7)
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Step 400
400
#96A49E
oklch(70.6% 0.018 168.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E9088
oklch(63.7% 0.024 167)
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Step 600
600
#657870
oklch(55.5% 0.026 168.1)
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Step 700
700
#54655E
oklch(49% 0.023 168.5)
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Step 800
800
#45534D
oklch(42.8% 0.02 167.6)
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Step 900
900
#3A4440
oklch(37.6% 0.015 169.5)
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Step 950
950
#222825
oklch(27% 0.01 164.1)
#7E9088 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) | #8F8D88 | 0.025 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8B88 | 0.023 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B908E | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.024 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E9088
#7E9088
oklch(63.7% 0.024 167)
- #97868E
#97868E
oklch(63.8% 0.023 347.7)
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 #7E9088, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.037
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.041
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.041
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.044
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.045
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.046
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.047
Use #7E9088 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.