#888A9A
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.7% 0.024 280), rgb(136, 138, 154).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#888A9A is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.024. 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 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.024) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #888A9A |
| RGB | rgb(136, 138, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 8%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.024 280) |
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 #888A9A | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #888A9A | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #888A9A text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #888A9A text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | 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
#E9EAEC
oklch(93.7% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DD
oklch(88.6% 0.006 275)
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Step 300
300
#BFC0C8
oklch(80.9% 0.011 280.4)
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Step 400
400
#9EA0AC
oklch(70.8% 0.018 278.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#888A9A
oklch(63.7% 0.024 280)
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Step 600
600
#707283
oklch(55.6% 0.026 280.2)
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Step 700
700
#5E5F6F
oklch(49% 0.025 282.6)
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Step 800
800
#4D4E5A
oklch(42.7% 0.02 281.7)
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Step 900
900
#40414A
oklch(37.8% 0.015 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#25262B
oklch(27% 0.009 276.8)
#888A9A 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) | #868B9B | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #858A9A | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #848D8F | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.024 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #888A9A
#888A9A
oklch(63.7% 0.024 280)
- #8E8C7C
#8E8C7C
oklch(63.7% 0.023 101.2)
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 #888A9A, 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 0.030
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.035
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.036
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.038
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.040
Use #888A9A 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.