#7E97A1
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(66% 0.032 224), rgb(126, 151, 161).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.82:1).
About this color
#7E97A1 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 224°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.82:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 6.82:1 |
| White text | 3.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E97A1 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 151, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 16%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.032 224) |
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 #7E97A1 | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E97A1 | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc 46.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7E97A1 text on white | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7E97A1 text on black | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc -44.1 | 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
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DADD
oklch(88.4% 0.009 225.1)
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Step 300
300
#B6C3C8
oklch(80.9% 0.016 222.7)
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Step 400
400
#91A4AC
oklch(70.6% 0.024 225)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E97A1
oklch(66% 0.032 224)
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Step 600
600
#5E7883
oklch(55.6% 0.035 225.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D656E
oklch(49.1% 0.032 222.9)
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Step 800
800
#3F525A
oklch(42.6% 0.027 225.5)
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Step 900
900
#36444A
oklch(37.7% 0.021 225.8)
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Step 950
950
#20282B
oklch(27% 0.013 222.5)
#7E97A1 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) | #9195A2 | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C91A1 | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #749A9A | 0.020 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.032 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E97A1
#7E97A1
oklch(66% 0.032 224)
- #A48D83
#A48D83
oklch(66.1% 0.032 44.9)
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 #7E97A1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.029
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.033
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.034
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.034
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.036
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.038
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.039
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.044
Use #7E97A1 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.