#7C8D8A#7C8D8A
#7C8D8A is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.020 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7C8D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 141, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 7%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 12%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.24, -6.74, -0.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.24, 6.75, 184.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% -0.0201 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.02 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4234, 25.1694, 27.7166) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.04
Steel Grey
#6F828A
ΔE00 6.91
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 7.08
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 7.41
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 7.76
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7C8D8A #8D7C7F
analogous
#7C8D82 #7C8D8A #7C888D
triadic
#7C8D8A #8A7C8D #8D8A7C
tetradic
#7C8D8A #827C8D #8D7C7F #888D7C
square
#7C8D8A #827C8D #8D7C7F #888D7C
split-complementary
#7C8D8A #8D7C88 #8D827C
monochromatic
#424C4B #5F6D6A #7C8D8A #9DA9A7 #BDC6C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#7C8D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#7C8D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #7C8D8A
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7C8D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7C8D8A | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8B8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88888A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#788E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7c8d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 141, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.020 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2aeac',
500: '#7c8d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7c8d8a; $custom-light: #a2aeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7c8d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 141,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.412,
"s": 6.939,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62885,
"c": 0.02014,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.2517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7C8D8A
secondary
#B6AFB0
accent
#7882B0
background
#F9FAFA
surface
#F2F4F4
border
#CCCECE
text
#0F1010
muted
#7E7F7F