#71747E

Accessibility

4.67:1

Vs white / black

4.67:1 · 4.5:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#71747e

RGB

rgb(113, 116, 126)

RGBA

rgba(113, 116, 126, 1)

HSL

hsl(226, 5%, 47%)

HSLA

hsla(226, 5%, 47%, 1)

HSV

hsv(226, 10%, 49%)

LAB

lab(48.89% 1 -5.88)

LCH

lch(48.89% 5.96 279.65)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5598 0.0007 -0.0158)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5598 0.0158 272.54)

XYZ

xyz(16.82, 17.51, 22.23)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 51%)

CSS

color: #71747e;

CSS variable

--color-71747e: #71747e;

SCSS

$color-71747e: #71747e;

JavaScript

const color = "#71747e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#71747e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#71747e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#71747e", "rgb": { "r": 113, "g": 116, "b": 126 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5598 0.0158 272.54)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#71747e-1: #71747e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Similar · ΔE 1.84 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

SlateGray

Very different · ΔE 6.7 · #708090

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 5.35 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.62 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f0f5ff 100e3e7f6 200cfd4e2 300b9bdcb 4009da1ae 500828693 6006c707c 700555965 80040434f 9002b2f39 950171a24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f3f4 e7e8ea dcdcdf d0d1d4 c4c5c9 b8babf acaeb4 a0a2a9 95979e 898b94 7d8089 71747e 686a74 5e6169 55575f 4b4d54 424449 393a3f 2f3034 26272a 1c1d20 131315 090a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f4 e7e8ea dcdcdf d0d1d4 c4c5c9 b8babf acaeb4 a0a2a9 95979e 898b94 7d8089

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

686a74 5e6169 55575f 4b4d54 424449 393a3f 2f3034 26272a 1c1d20 131315 090a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

72757e 74767e 75777f 76787f 77797f 797a7f 7a7b7f 7b7c7f 7c7d80 7e7e80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#71747EStop 1 #7E7B72Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#727B7EStop 1 #71747EStop 2 #75727EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#71747EStop 1 #7E7275Stop 2 #757E72Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#71747EStop 1 #7E7572Stop 2 #7B7E72Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303236Stop 1 #55575EStop 2 #797C86Stop 3 #A1A3AAStop 4 #C9CBCFStop 5

Using this color

Where #71747e works

#71747E (#71747e) sits in the blue grey family at about 226° hue, 5% saturation, and 47% lightness. Contrast is 4.67:1 on white and 4.5:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Tailwind slate 500#64748B SlateGray#708090 American River#636E72 DimGray#696969 Gray#808080 Chakra gray 500#718096