#898796
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63% 0.022 291.9), rgb(137, 135, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.96:1).
About this color
#898796 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.022. 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 5.96:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.022) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.96:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #898796 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 135, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 7%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.022 291.9) |
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 #898796 | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #898796 | 5.96:1 | AA | Lc 41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #898796 text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #898796 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
#EAE9EC
oklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D8DD
oklch(88.4% 0.007 295.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0BFC7
oklch(80.8% 0.011 291.9)
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Step 400
400
#A09FAB
oklch(70.7% 0.017 289.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#898796
oklch(63% 0.022 291.9)
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Step 600
600
#737181
oklch(55.6% 0.025 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#615F6D
oklch(49.2% 0.022 292.1)
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Step 800
800
#4F4D59
oklch(42.7% 0.02 293.2)
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Step 900
900
#414049
oklch(37.6% 0.015 290.7)
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Step 950
950
#26262B
oklch(27.1% 0.009 285.8)
#898796 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) | #848997 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #848896 | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #87898C | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.022 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #898796
#898796
oklch(63% 0.022 291.9)
- #898B7B
#898B7B
oklch(63% 0.023 112.9)
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 #898796, 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
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.028
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.031
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.032
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.032
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.034
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.035
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.036
Use #898796 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.