#838C8A
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.2% 0.011 181.2), rgb(131, 140, 138).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.08:1).
About this color
#838C8A is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.011. 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 6.08:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.08:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #838C8A |
| RGB | rgb(131, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 4%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.011 181.2) |
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 #838C8A | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #838C8A | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #838C8A text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #838C8A text on black | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#E9EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.001 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD9
oklch(88.6% 0.004 174.5)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2C1
oklch(81% 0.006 183)
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Step 400
400
#9BA2A1
oklch(70.6% 0.008 186.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#838C8A
oklch(63.2% 0.011 181.2)
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Step 600
600
#6C7674
oklch(55.7% 0.012 182.6)
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Step 700
700
#5A6361
oklch(49.1% 0.012 181)
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Step 800
800
#4A514F
oklch(42.8% 0.01 176.9)
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Step 900
900
#3E4342
oklch(37.8% 0.007 182.7)
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Step 950
950
#242726
oklch(26.9% 0.005 174.1)
#838C8A 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) | #8B8B8A | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #89898A | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #818C8B | 0.003 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.011 |
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 #838C8A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.029
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.033
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.040
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.042
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.047
Use #838C8A 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.