#7C8182

Accessibility

5.32:1

Vs white / black

3.95:1 · 5.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#7c8182

RGB

rgb(124, 129, 130)

RGBA

rgba(124, 129, 130, 1)

HSL

hsl(190, 2%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(190, 2%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(190, 5%, 51%)

LAB

lab(53.6% -1.65 -1.19)

LCH

lch(53.6% 2.03 215.8)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5993 -0.0053 -0.0032)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5993 0.0062 211.12)

XYZ

xyz(20.19, 21.60, 24.22)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 49%)

CSS

color: #7c8182;

CSS variable

--color-7c8182: #7c8182;

SCSS

$color-7c8182: #7c8182;

JavaScript

const color = "#7c8182";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#7c8182";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#7c8182" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#7c8182", "rgb": { "r": 124, "g": 129, "b": 130 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5993 0.0062 211.12)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#7c8182-1: #7c8182;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-500

Very different · ΔE 5.76 · #737373

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.59 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 5.05 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 6.13 · #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.

50e7f9fd 100daecef 200c6d8dc 300b0c1c5 40094a5a9 500798a8d 600637377 7004d5d60 80038474a 900233235 9500f1d20

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f4f5f5 e9eaea dee0e0 d3d5d5 c8cbcb bec0c1 b3b6b6 a8abac 9da1a1 929697 878c8c 7c8182 727677 676c6c 5d6162 535657 484b4c 3e4141 343636 292b2b 1f2021 151516 0a0b0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f5f5 e9eaea dee0e0 d3d5d5 c8cbcb bec0c1 b3b6b6 a8abac 9da1a1 929697 878c8c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

727677 676c6c 5d6162 535657 484b4c 3e4141 343636 292b2b 1f2021 151516 0a0b0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7c8182 7d8182 7d8182 7d8181 7e8181 7e8181 7e8081 7f8081 7f8081 7f8080 808080

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#7C8182Stop 1 #827E7DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#7D8280Stop 1 #7C8182Stop 2 #7D7F82Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#7C8182Stop 1 #827D81Stop 2 #81827DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#7C8182Stop 1 #827D7FStop 2 #82807DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#323434Stop 1 #575A5BStop 2 #7D8182Stop 3 #A4A7A8Stop 4 #CBCDCDStop 5

Using this color

Where #7c8182 works

#7C8182 (#7c8182) sits in the blue grey family at about 190° hue, 2% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 3.95:1 on white and 5.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7c8182 as small body text on white — 3.95:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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

Gray#808080 Asbestos#7F8C8D Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Fill Tertiary#787880 System Gray#8E8E93 SlateGray#708090 LightSlateGray#778899 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A American River#636E72 Tailwind stone 500#78716C

Where #7c8182 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7c8182 as small body text on white — 3.95:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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