#8B949B
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(66.1% 0.015 241.1), rgb(139, 148, 155).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.80:1).
About this color
#8B949B 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 Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.80:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 6.80:1 |
| White text | 3.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B949B |
| RGB | rgb(139, 148, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 7%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.015 241.1) |
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 #8B949B | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B949B | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc 46.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B949B text on white | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B949B text on black | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc -43.9 | 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
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DB
oklch(88.4% 0.004 247.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDC1C5
oklch(80.9% 0.007 247.9)
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Step 400
400
#9AA2A7
oklch(70.7% 0.012 234.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B949B
oklch(66.1% 0.015 241.1)
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Step 600
600
#6B757C
oklch(55.6% 0.016 238.2)
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Step 700
700
#596269
oklch(49.1% 0.016 241.2)
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Step 800
800
#495055
oklch(42.7% 0.012 238.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D4246
oklch(37.6% 0.01 241.9)
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Step 950
950
#242729
oklch(27% 0.006 236.7)
#8B949B 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) | #91949B | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F929B | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #879696 | 0.012 |
| 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 #8B949B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.028
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.037
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.038
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.041
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.043
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.045
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.045
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.046
Use #8B949B 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.