#888888
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(62.7% 0 0), rgb(136, 136, 136).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.92:1).
About this color
#888888 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.000. 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 5.92:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.000) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 5.92:1 |
| White text | 3.54:1 |
Values
| HEX | #888888 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 136, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0 0) |
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 #888888 | 3.54:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #888888 | 5.92:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #888888 text on white | 3.54:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #888888 text on black | 5.92:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#EAEAEA
oklch(93.7% 0 0)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9D9
oklch(88.5% 0 0)
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Step 300
300
#C0C0C0
oklch(80.8% 0 0)
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Step 400
400
#A0A0A0
oklch(70.6% 0 0)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#888888
oklch(62.7% 0 0)
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Step 600
600
#737373
oklch(55.6% 0 0)
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Step 700
700
#616161
oklch(49.3% 0 0)
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Step 800
800
#4F4F4F
oklch(42.8% 0 0)
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Step 900
900
#414141
oklch(37.5% 0 0)
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Step 950
950
#262626
oklch(26.9% 0 0)
#888888 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) | #888888 | 0.000 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #888888 | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #888888 | 0.000 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.000 |
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 #888888, 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 0.027
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.033
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.033
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.036
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.037
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.042
Use #888888 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.