#7C7173Empress (#7C7173) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 5°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7C7173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 113, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 5%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 9%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48.7 4.6 0.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.559 0.014 5) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Empress shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#806e6b — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#807170 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#7c7173 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7c7275 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Empress 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 4.7:1 and against black 4.47:1, so white 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.
#d1c8c9 · #aaa0a2 · #7c7173 · #615759 · #3f3638 · #1f181a
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.
#b98c7f · #ab7674 · #7c7173 · #815269 · #684561 · #4f3857
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.
#d6a582 · #a48d7c · #7c7173 · #764953 · #572f39 · #331e0f
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.
#8bd4ca · #a29093 · #7c7173 · #694c52 · #493035 · #27181b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f3 · #988b8e · #7c7173 · #565c5b · #2d2224 · #000101
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.
#f5f0f1 · #cec8c9 · #7c7173 · #2b2425 · #090405 · #e64e7d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f5f0f1 · #cec8c9 · #7c7173 · #2b2425 · #090405 · #dcc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f7f4 · #639b94 · #7c7173 · #186860 · #002c28 · #050001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f7f4 · #729a7f · #7c7173 · #186575 · #012e17 · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef5e5 · #86966e · #7c7173 · #345f82 · #022742 · #010200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f2e1 · #9a8f65 · #7c7173 · #186860 · #1d2144 · #000201
#908687 · #A39B9C · #B8B0B2 · #CDC6C7 · #E2DDDE
#675D5F · #52494B · #3E3738 · #2C2526 · #1A1516
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.