#818893
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62.5% 0.018 259.4), rgb(129, 136, 147).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#818893 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.018. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.018) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #818893 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 136, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 8%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.018 259.4) |
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 #818893 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #818893 | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #818893 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #818893 text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DC
oklch(88.5% 0.005 258.3)
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Step 300
300
#BDC1C7
oklch(81% 0.01 258.3)
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Step 400
400
#9BA1AA
oklch(70.7% 0.015 258.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#818893
oklch(62.5% 0.018 259.4)
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Step 600
600
#6C747F
oklch(55.6% 0.02 256.3)
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Step 700
700
#5A616C
oklch(49% 0.02 259.4)
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Step 800
800
#4A4F58
oklch(42.6% 0.016 262.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E4248
oklch(37.8% 0.012 258.4)
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Step 950
950
#24272A
oklch(27.1% 0.007 248.1)
#818893 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) | #858894 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #838793 | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8A8B | 0.016 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.019 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #818893
#818893
oklch(62.5% 0.018 259.4)
- #8E867B
#8E867B
oklch(62.4% 0.019 76)
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 #818893, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.016
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.022
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.027
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.031
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.032
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.033
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.034
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.035
Use #818893 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.