#868B85
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.011 140.5), rgb(134, 139, 133).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#868B85 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #868B85 |
| RGB | rgb(134, 139, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(110, 3%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.011 140.5) |
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 #868B85 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #868B85 | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #868B85 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #868B85 text on black | 6.04:1 | 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
#D8D9D8
oklch(88.4% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFC1BE
oklch(80.8% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 400
400
#9EA29D
oklch(70.7% 0.008 139.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#868B85
oklch(63.1% 0.011 140.5)
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Step 600
600
#70756F
oklch(55.6% 0.011 140.5)
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Step 700
700
#5E625D
oklch(49.1% 0.009 139.4)
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Step 800
800
#4C504C
oklch(42.6% 0.008 145.4)
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Step 900
900
#40423F
oklch(37.6% 0.006 134.9)
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Step 950
950
#252725
oklch(27% 0.005 145.4)
#868B85 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) | #8B8A85 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B8985 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #868B89 | 0.006 |
| 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 #868B85, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.025
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.037
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.039
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.039
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.043
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.045
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.045
Use #868B85 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.