#878B82
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.014 126.5), rgb(135, 139, 130).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#878B82 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #878B82 |
| RGB | rgb(135, 139, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 4%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.014 126.5) |
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 #878B82 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #878B82 | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #878B82 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #878B82 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
#D8D9D7
oklch(88.4% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFC1BD
oklch(80.8% 0.006 128.5)
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Step 400
400
#9FA29B
oklch(70.8% 0.011 125.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#878B82
oklch(63.1% 0.014 126.5)
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Step 600
600
#71756C
oklch(55.6% 0.014 126.5)
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Step 700
700
#5E625A
oklch(49% 0.013 128.8)
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Step 800
800
#4D5049
oklch(42.6% 0.012 125.9)
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Step 900
900
#40423D
oklch(37.5% 0.009 124.7)
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Step 950
950
#262724
oklch(27.1% 0.006 121.8)
#878B82 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) | #8C8A82 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8982 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #888A88 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 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 #878B82, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.024
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.038
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.043
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.046
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.046
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.047
Use #878B82 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.