#888798
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63% 0.025 288.4), rgb(136, 135, 152).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.96:1).
About this color
#888798 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.025. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.96:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.025) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.96:1 |
| White text | 3.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #888798 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 135, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 8%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.025 288.4) |
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 #888798 | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #888798 | 5.96:1 | AA | Lc 41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #888798 text on white | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #888798 text on black | 5.96:1 | AA | Lc -38.9 | 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
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9EC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D9D8DD
oklch(88.4% 0.007 295.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0BFC8
oklch(80.8% 0.013 291.2)
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Step 400
400
#A09FAD
oklch(70.8% 0.02 289.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#888798
oklch(63% 0.025 288.4)
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Step 600
600
#727183
oklch(55.6% 0.028 288)
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Step 700
700
#605F6F
oklch(49.2% 0.025 288.3)
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Step 800
800
#4E4D5A
oklch(42.6% 0.021 289)
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Step 900
900
#41404A
oklch(37.6% 0.017 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#26262B
oklch(27.1% 0.009 285.8)
#888798 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) | #838999 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #838897 | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #858A8C | 0.023 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.025 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #888798
#888798
oklch(63% 0.025 288.4)
- #8A8B79
#8A8B79
oklch(63.1% 0.026 109.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #888798, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.024
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.028
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.029
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.030
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.031
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.037
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.039
Use #888798 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.