#7F8793Sea Lion (#7F8793) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7F8793 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(127, 135, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 8%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 14%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56 -0.4 -7.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.621 0.020 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sea Lion shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#858489 — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#848890 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#7f8793 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7f8895 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sea Lion 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 3.63:1 and against black 5.79:1, 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.
#d8dfe9 · #b0b7c2 · #7f8793 · #656c77 · #434953 · #242931
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.
#84b3c8 · #749ebf · #7f8793 · #68729e · #635d86 · #5b4a6c
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.
#ac9fb7 · #7f8793 · #526a8e · #5a416c · #1f3351 · #211529
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.
#e5f0ff · #dfbf8d · #7f8793 · #5f6774 · #3a495e · #242c39
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #9ca2ab · #7f8793 · #6f6b67 · #272d36 · #020100
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.
#eff2f7 · #c5c9cf · #7f8793 · #1e232a · #010308 · #f5b84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf0e1 · #b79e77 · #7f8793 · #846737 · #3e2800 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf0e1 · #c29781 · #7f8793 · #706f3a · #46210d · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeded · #c59393 · #7f8793 · #56774c · #1b3413 · #0a0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf4 · #bf93a8 · #7f8793 · #846737 · #003627 · #100600
#9199A3 · #A4AAB4 · #B7BDC5 · #CBCFD6 · #DFE2E7
#686F7A · #515861 · #3C424A · #282D33 · #15191F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.