#7C8181Whale (#7C8181) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7C8181 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 129, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 2%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 4%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.6 -1.9 -0.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.599 0.006 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Whale 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 ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#827e78 — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#81827e — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#7c8181 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7c8283 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Whale 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 3.95:1 and against black 5.31:1, 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.
#d4d8d8 · #acb0b0 · #7c8181 · #626666 · #404444 · #212525
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.
#7eacc2 · #5f9daa · #7c8181 · #3a7c71 · #376954 · #35563b
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.
#98c2ec · #8da1b5 · #7c8181 · #306e6f · #145152 · #1d2f41
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.
#d4eded · #a6cdcd · #92a6a6 · #7c8181 · #854e51 · #294849
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #919e9e · #7c8181 · #6a6464 · #202d2d · #020101
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.
#f0f2f2 · #cacccc · #7c8181 · #2d3131 · #0d1010 · #e54e61
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0f2f2 · #cacccc · #7c8181 · #2d3131 · #0d1010 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeded · #bd8c8e · #7c8181 · #8c5456 · #441b1e · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeded · #b88ca2 · #7c8181 · #895840 · #401b30 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8edfc · #aa90b4 · #7c8181 · #7e6031 · #3b2500 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #9896bf · #7c8181 · #8c5456 · #2e2c00 · #090001
#929696 · #a8abab · #bec0c0 · #d3d5d5 · #e9eaea
#676c6c · #535656 · #3e4141 · #292b2b · #151616
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.