#7F8A86
Closest named color: Gray (#808080). oklch(62.3% 0.014 172.1), rgb(127, 138, 134).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.88:1).
About this color
#7F8A86 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.014. 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 5.88:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Gray (#808080) |
| Black text | 5.88:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F8A86 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 138, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 4%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.014 172.1) |
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 #7F8A86 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F8A86 | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F8A86 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F8A86 text on black | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | 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
#D7DAD9
oklch(88.6% 0.004 174.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C0
oklch(80.9% 0.007 174.3)
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Step 400
400
#9AA3A0
oklch(70.7% 0.011 174.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F8A86
oklch(62.3% 0.014 172.1)
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Step 600
600
#6B7672
oklch(55.5% 0.015 172)
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Step 700
700
#596360
oklch(49% 0.013 175.9)
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Step 800
800
#49514E
oklch(42.7% 0.011 171.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4341
oklch(37.7% 0.009 173.9)
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Step 950
950
#242726
oklch(26.9% 0.005 174.1)
#7F8A86 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) | #898886 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #878786 | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8A89 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.014 |
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 #7F8A86, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.027
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.031
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.032
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.035
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.035
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.035
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.043
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.043
Use #7F8A86 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.