#8A8993
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(63.4% 0.015 290.6), rgb(138, 137, 147).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.08:1).
About this color
#8A8993 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.08:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 6.08:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A8993 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 4%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.015 290.6) |
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 #8A8993 | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A8993 | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A8993 text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A8993 text on black | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#D9D9DC
oklch(88.6% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0C0C5
oklch(80.9% 0.007 286.2)
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Step 400
400
#A09FA7
oklch(70.6% 0.012 291.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A8993
oklch(63.4% 0.015 290.6)
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Step 600
600
#73727C
oklch(55.6% 0.015 290.5)
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Step 700
700
#605F69
oklch(49% 0.016 290.4)
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Step 800
800
#4F4E55
oklch(42.7% 0.011 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#414146
oklch(37.7% 0.008 286)
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Step 950
950
#262629
oklch(27% 0.005 286)
#8A8993 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) | #878A93 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #878A93 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #888A8C | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 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 #8A8993, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.028
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.029
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.034
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.036
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.037
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.038
Use #8A8993 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.