#8A948E
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(65.7% 0.014 159.7), rgb(138, 148, 142).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.70:1).
About this color
#8A948E is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.70:1 |
| White text | 3.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A948E |
| RGB | rgb(138, 148, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 4%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.014 159.7) |
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 #8A948E | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A948E | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc 45.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A948E text on white | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A948E text on black | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc -43.4 | 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
#F5F6F5
oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD8
oklch(88.5% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2BF
oklch(80.9% 0.007 160)
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Step 400
400
#9BA39E
oklch(70.8% 0.012 158.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A948E
oklch(65.7% 0.014 159.7)
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Step 600
600
#6C7670
oklch(55.6% 0.015 159.6)
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Step 700
700
#5A635E
oklch(49% 0.014 161.6)
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Step 800
800
#4A514D
oklch(42.7% 0.011 160.9)
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Step 900
900
#3D4340
oklch(37.6% 0.009 164.5)
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Step 950
950
#242725
oklch(26.9% 0.006 156.8)
#8A948E 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) | #94928E | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #92918E | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889492 | 0.006 |
| 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 #8A948E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.030
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.046
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.051
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.051
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.051
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.052
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.052
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.054
Use #8A948E 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.