#808C8E
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.1% 0.014 208.7), rgb(128, 140, 142).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#808C8E is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #808C8E |
| RGB | rgb(128, 140, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 6%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.014 208.7) |
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 #808C8E | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #808C8E | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #808C8E text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #808C8E text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DADA
oklch(88.5% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C3
oklch(81% 0.007 208.8)
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Step 400
400
#99A3A4
oklch(70.8% 0.011 204.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#808C8E
oklch(63.1% 0.014 208.7)
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Step 600
600
#697678
oklch(55.6% 0.016 207.8)
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Step 700
700
#586365
oklch(49.1% 0.014 209.8)
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Step 800
800
#485152
oklch(42.7% 0.012 204.8)
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Step 900
900
#3C4344
oklch(37.7% 0.009 207.1)
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Step 950
950
#232728
oklch(26.9% 0.006 214.4)
#808C8E 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) | #8A8B8E | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #87898E | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C8D8D | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #808C8E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.026
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.032
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.033
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.034
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.039
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.040
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.041
Use #808C8E 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.