#848B88
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63% 0.009 168.6), rgb(132, 139, 136).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#848B88 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.009) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #848B88 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 139, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 3%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.009 168.6) |
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 #848B88 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #848B88 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #848B88 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #848B88 text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.3 | 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
#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
#BEC1C0
oklch(80.8% 0.004 174.5)
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Step 400
400
#9CA2A0
oklch(70.7% 0.007 174.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#848B88
oklch(63% 0.009 168.6)
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Step 600
600
#6E7572
oklch(55.5% 0.01 168.5)
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Step 700
700
#5C6260
oklch(49% 0.008 174.1)
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Step 800
800
#4B504E
oklch(42.6% 0.007 170.1)
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Step 900
900
#3F4341
oklch(37.8% 0.006 164.7)
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Step 950
950
#252726
oklch(27% 0.003 164.8)
#848B88 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) | #8B8A88 | 0.010 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #898988 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #838B8A | 0.003 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.009 |
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 #848B88, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.028
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.032
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.037
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.038
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.042
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.042
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.044
Use #848B88 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.