#838C85
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.015 152.4), rgb(131, 140, 133).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#838C85 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #838C85 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 140, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 4%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.015 152.4) |
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 #838C85 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #838C85 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #838C85 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #838C85 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | 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
#D7DAD8
oklch(88.5% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2BE
oklch(80.9% 0.008 151.9)
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Step 400
400
#9BA39D
oklch(70.7% 0.013 153.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#838C85
oklch(63.1% 0.015 152.4)
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Step 600
600
#6D766F
oklch(55.6% 0.015 152.4)
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Step 700
700
#5B635D
oklch(49.1% 0.014 153.4)
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Step 800
800
#4A514C
oklch(42.7% 0.012 154.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E433F
oklch(37.7% 0.009 151.6)
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Step 950
950
#242725
oklch(26.9% 0.006 156.8)
#838C85 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) | #8C8A85 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8985 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #828C8A | 0.007 |
| 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 #838C85, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.029
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.038
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.039
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.040
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.043
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.044
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.046
Use #838C85 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.