#899499
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(65.9% 0.015 226.7), rgb(137, 148, 153).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).
About this color
#899499 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 6.75:1 |
| White text | 3.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #899499 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 148, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 7%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.015 226.7) |
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 #899499 | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #899499 | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc 46.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899499 text on white | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899499 text on black | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc -43.7 | 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
#E8EAEB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 200
200
#D6DADB
oklch(88.6% 0.005 214.3)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C4
oklch(81% 0.007 219.6)
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Step 400
400
#99A2A6
oklch(70.6% 0.012 226)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#899499
oklch(65.9% 0.015 226.7)
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Step 600
600
#6A757B
oklch(55.5% 0.016 231.4)
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Step 700
700
#586367
oklch(49.2% 0.015 221.6)
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Step 800
800
#485054
oklch(42.6% 0.012 229.2)
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Step 900
900
#3C4346
oklch(37.8% 0.011 225.3)
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Step 950
950
#232729
oklch(27% 0.007 229.1)
#899499 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) | #919399 | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F9199 | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #859695 | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.015 |
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 #899499, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.032
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.037
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.040
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.040
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.043
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.045
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.046
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.046
Use #899499 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.