#8B9689
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66% 0.023 140.9), rgb(139, 150, 137).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.82:1).
About this color
#8B9689 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.023. 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 6.82:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.023) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.82:1 |
| White text | 3.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B9689 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 150, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 6%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.023 140.9) |
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 #8B9689 | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B9689 | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc 46.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B9689 text on white | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B9689 text on black | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc -44.0 | 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
#E9EAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD6
oklch(88.5% 0.006 137.8)
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Step 300
300
#BDC2BC
oklch(80.8% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 400
400
#9BA399
oklch(70.6% 0.017 139.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B9689
oklch(66% 0.023 140.9)
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Step 600
600
#6C776A
oklch(55.6% 0.024 140.9)
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Step 700
700
#5A6458
oklch(49.1% 0.022 140.5)
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Step 800
800
#495248
oklch(42.7% 0.02 142.4)
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Step 900
900
#3D443C
oklch(37.7% 0.016 141.7)
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Step 950
950
#242823
oklch(27.1% 0.011 139.4)
#8B9689 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) | #979488 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #95928A | 0.018 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A9592 | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.023 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B9689
#8B9689
oklch(66% 0.023 140.9)
- #998E9B
#998E9B
oklch(66% 0.023 321)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8B9689, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.035
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.041
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.045
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.048
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.051
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.053
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.054
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.054
Use #8B9689 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.