ColorWell · contrast check
White or black text on #78716c?
Tailwind stone-500
Use white text. It gives 4.8:1, which passes AA, not AAA.
White text
4.8:1
passes AA, not AAA
Black text
4.38:1
passes AA for large text only (18pt+/14pt bold)
What the thresholds mean
| Level | Needs | White text | Black text |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA, normal text | 4.5:1 | pass | fail |
| AA, large text (18pt+/14pt bold) | 3:1 | pass | pass |
| AAA, normal text | 7:1 | fail | fail |
If you need the other one to pass
Same hue, moved along the lightness ramp until the ratio clears AA.
- For black text, use
#f5f1ee— 18.7:1
The colour itself
- Hex:
#78716c - RGB:
120, 113, 108 - Oklch:
55.34% 0.012 58
Shade ramp
#f5f1ee #e2ddd9 #c9c3be #aaa39e #867f79 #68625d #4c4743 #312d2a #181513
Paste this into your config
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
brand: {
100: "#f5f1ee",
200: "#e2ddd9",
300: "#c9c3be",
400: "#aaa39e",
500: "#867f79",
600: "#68625d",
700: "#4c4743",
800: "#312d2a",
900: "#181513",
},
}Text colour to pair with the 500 shade (#867f79): black, at 5.33:1. For #78716c itself it is white, at 4.8:1.
Your own colours, the same way
Paste any hex and get this page for it live — ratio, verdict, ramp. Export the whole palette to CSS variables, a Tailwind config or Figma tokens when you want it in the project rather than on the screen.
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