#7A7C76Gunsmoke (#7A7C76) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 122°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7A7C76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(122, 124, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 2%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 5%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.7 -1.9 3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.583 0.009 122) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gunsmoke shifts subtly: takes on a yellow 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.
#7f796e — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#7f7c73 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#7a7c76 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7a7d78 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gunsmoke 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 4.22:1 and against black 4.97:1, 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.
#d1d3ce · #a9aba6 · #7a7c76 · #60615c · #3e403b · #1f201d
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.
#83aa8f · #79976f · #7a7c76 · #6f6c3b · #67572c · #5b4322
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.
#84c8b4 · #82a197 · #7a7c76 · #58643b · #3e4822 · #103028
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.
#dfe5d2 · #bac3a6 · #9a9f8f · #7a7c76 · #63517f · #3a412b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #94988e · #7a7c76 · #626065 · #262920 · #010102
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.
#f1f2f0 · #c8c9c6 · #7a7c76 · #22231f · #030402 · #b4d359
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4efff · #9d8eb5 · #7a7c76 · #695785 · #2e1f42 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4efff · #8994bc · #7a7c76 · #7a5174 · #1d2547 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #759bb8 · #7a7c76 · #844f5e · #401926 · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fb · #69a0ab · #7a7c76 · #695785 · #421a13 · #020006
#90928d · #a6a8a4 · #bdbebb · #d3d3d1 · #e9e9e8
#666762 · #51534f · #3d3e3b · #292927 · #141514
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.