#8B8891
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.2% 0.014 301.1), rgb(139, 136, 145).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#8B8891 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B8891 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 136, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 4%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.014 301.1) |
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 #8B8891 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B8891 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B8891 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B8891 text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.3 | 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
#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
#D9D8DB
oklch(88.4% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1C0C4
oklch(81% 0.006 297.7)
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Step 400
400
#A19FA6
oklch(70.6% 0.01 299.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B8891
oklch(63.2% 0.014 301.1)
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Step 600
600
#75717B
oklch(55.6% 0.016 303.9)
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Step 700
700
#625F68
oklch(49.1% 0.015 301)
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Step 800
800
#504E54
oklch(42.8% 0.01 301.1)
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Step 900
900
#424146
oklch(37.8% 0.009 295.2)
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Step 950
950
#272629
oklch(27.1% 0.006 301.2)
#8B8891 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) | #878991 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #878991 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A898B | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.014 |
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 #8B8891, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.028
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.030
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.031
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.035
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.036
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.039
Use #8B8891 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.