#8A888F
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.011 299.1), rgb(138, 136, 143).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.99:1).
About this color
#8A888F is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.99:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 5.99:1 |
| White text | 3.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A888F |
| RGB | rgb(138, 136, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 3%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.011 299.1) |
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 #8A888F | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A888F | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc 41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A888F text on white | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A888F text on black | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc -39.1 | 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
#EAE9EB
oklch(93.5% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9DB
oklch(88.6% 0.003 286.3)
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Step 300
300
#C1C0C3
oklch(80.9% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 400
400
#A19FA5
oklch(70.6% 0.009 301.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A888F
oklch(63.1% 0.011 299.1)
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Step 600
600
#747279
oklch(55.6% 0.011 299.1)
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Step 700
700
#615F66
oklch(49% 0.011 299)
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Step 800
800
#4F4E53
oklch(42.7% 0.008 295.2)
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Step 900
900
#424145
oklch(37.8% 0.007 297.5)
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Step 950
950
#272628
oklch(27% 0.004 308.3)
#8A888F 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) | #87898F | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #87898F | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #89898A | 0.009 |
| 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 #8A888F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.027
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.029
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.036
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.038
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.040
Use #8A888F 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.