#88899B
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.5% 0.027 283.1), rgb(136, 137, 155).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.09:1).
About this color
#88899B is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.027. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.09:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.027) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.09:1 |
| White text | 3.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #88899B |
| RGB | rgb(136, 137, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 9%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.027 283.1) |
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 #88899B | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #88899B | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #88899B text on white | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #88899B text on black | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc -39.7 | 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
#D8D8DE
oklch(88.4% 0.008 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BFC0C9
oklch(81% 0.013 281)
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Step 400
400
#9E9FAE
oklch(70.7% 0.022 282.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#88899B
oklch(63.5% 0.027 283.1)
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Step 600
600
#707184
oklch(55.4% 0.029 283)
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Step 700
700
#5E5F70
oklch(49.1% 0.027 282.7)
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Step 800
800
#4D4E5B
oklch(42.8% 0.021 282)
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Step 900
900
#40414B
oklch(37.8% 0.017 281)
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Step 950
950
#25262C
oklch(27% 0.011 278.1)
#88899B 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) | #858B9C | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #848A9A | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #848C8F | 0.024 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.027 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #88899B
#88899B
oklch(63.5% 0.027 283.1)
- #8D8C79
#8D8C79
oklch(63.6% 0.028 104.7)
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 #88899B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.025
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.027
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.029
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.033
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.034
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.040
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
Use #88899B 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.