#888990
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.2% 0.01 279.6), rgb(136, 137, 144).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#888990 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #888990 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 137, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 3%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.01 279.6) |
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 #888990 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #888990 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #888990 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #888990 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
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DB
oklch(88.5% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C0C4
oklch(80.9% 0.006 286.3)
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Step 400
400
#9FA0A6
oklch(70.7% 0.009 278.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#888990
oklch(63.2% 0.01 279.6)
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Step 600
600
#72737A
oklch(55.7% 0.011 279.5)
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Step 700
700
#5F6067
oklch(49.1% 0.011 279.5)
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Step 800
800
#4E4F54
oklch(42.8% 0.008 277)
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Step 900
900
#414145
oklch(37.7% 0.007 286.1)
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Step 950
950
#262629
oklch(27% 0.005 286)
#888990 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) | #878A90 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #878990 | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #868A8B | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 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 #888990, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.027
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.028
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.034
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.035
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.036
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.040
Use #888990 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.