#808A97
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63% 0.023 255), rgb(128, 138, 151).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#808A97 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.023. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.023) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #808A97 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 138, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 10%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.023 255) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #808A97 | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #808A97 | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #808A97 text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #808A97 text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEC
oklch(93.6% 0.003 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D9DD
oklch(88.4% 0.006 255.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC1C8
oklch(80.9% 0.011 256.7)
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Step 400
400
#99A1AC
oklch(70.6% 0.018 256.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#808A97
oklch(63% 0.023 255)
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Step 600
600
#6A7482
oklch(55.5% 0.025 256.8)
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Step 700
700
#58626E
oklch(49.2% 0.023 253)
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Step 800
800
#48505A
oklch(42.8% 0.02 254)
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Step 900
900
#3C424A
oklch(37.7% 0.016 255.6)
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Step 950
950
#23272B
oklch(27% 0.009 248.2)
#808A97 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #868A98 | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #838897 | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A8D8E | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.023 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #808A97
#808A97
oklch(63% 0.023 255)
- #91877A
#91877A
oklch(62.8% 0.023 74.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #808A97, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.015
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.021
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.024
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.027
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.034
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.037
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.038
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.038
Use #808A97 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.