#828981
Closest named color: Gray (#808080). oklch(62.2% 0.014 141.8), rgb(130, 137, 129).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#828981 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Gray (#808080) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #828981 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 137, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(113, 3%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.014 141.8) |
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 #828981 | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #828981 | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #828981 text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #828981 text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD7
oklch(88.6% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEC2BE
oklch(81% 0.007 145.5)
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Step 400
400
#9DA29C
oklch(70.6% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#828981
oklch(62.2% 0.014 141.8)
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Step 600
600
#6E766D
oklch(55.6% 0.017 142.2)
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Step 700
700
#5C635B
oklch(49.1% 0.015 141.8)
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Step 800
800
#4B514B
oklch(42.8% 0.012 145.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F433E
oklch(37.7% 0.01 139.4)
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Step 950
950
#252724
oklch(27% 0.006 134.9)
#828981 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) | #8A8781 | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #888781 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #828887 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.014 |
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 #828981, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.030
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.032
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.035
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.039
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.039
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.041
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.046
Use #828981 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.