#8A9692
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66.2% 0.015 173.9), rgb(138, 150, 146).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.85:1).
About this color
#8A9692 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 Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.85:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.85:1 |
| White text | 3.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A9692 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 150, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 5%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.015 173.9) |
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 #8A9692 | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A9692 | 6.85:1 | AA | Lc 46.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9692 text on white | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9692 text on black | 6.85:1 | AA | Lc -44.3 | 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
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DAD9
oklch(88.5% 0.005 179.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C0
oklch(80.9% 0.007 174.3)
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Step 400
400
#9AA3A0
oklch(70.7% 0.011 174.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A9692
oklch(66.2% 0.015 173.9)
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Step 600
600
#6A7772
oklch(55.7% 0.017 170.6)
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Step 700
700
#586460
oklch(49.2% 0.016 173.6)
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Step 800
800
#48514E
oklch(42.6% 0.013 173.7)
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Step 900
900
#3D4341
oklch(37.7% 0.009 173.9)
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Step 950
950
#232726
oklch(26.8% 0.006 179.2)
#8A9692 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) | #959492 | 0.016 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #939392 | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889695 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 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 #8A9692, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.035
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.041
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.044
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.044
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.049
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.051
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.051
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.052
Use #8A9692 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.