#81777FChain Mail (#81777F) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 332°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #81777F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 119, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(312, 4%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(312, 8%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.1 5.4 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.581 0.017 332) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chain Mail shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#867476 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#85777c — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#81777f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#817881 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Chain Mail in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.3:1 and against black 4.88:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d7ced5 · #b0a7ae · #81777f · #665d64 · #433c42 · #241d22
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bf909a · #ac7c93 · #81777f · #795d84 · #5e5077 · #444366
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e4a5a0 · #af908d · #81777f · #73506e · #563651 · #3b211f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a0d3ad · #a597a2 · #81777f · #695365 · #493646 · #2a1d27
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf4ee · #9b929a · #81777f · #5d625e · #2d252c · #010201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f0f4 · #cdc8cc · #81777f · #2b252a · #0a0509 · #d96ccb
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4f0f4 · #cdc8cc · #81777f · #2b252a · #0a0509 · #e0c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f6eb · #7aa184 · #81777f · #3d6d4c · #073018 · #030003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f6eb · #8f9c73 · #81777f · #226e64 · #222c03 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7f2e1 · #a2956b · #81777f · #1f6c7a · #002e36 · #0a0500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdefe3 · #b18e6f · #81777f · #3d6d4c · #022b44 · #000601
#948B92 · #A79FA5 · #BAB3B9 · #CEC9CD · #E2DEE2
#6B6269 · #554D53 · #40393F · #2D272C · #1A1519
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.