#8B9897
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(66.9% 0.015 191.2), rgb(139, 152, 151).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.03:1).
About this color
#8B9897 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.03:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 7.03:1 |
| White text | 2.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B9897 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 152, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 6%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.9% 0.015 191.2) |
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 #8B9897 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B9897 | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc 47.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B9897 text on white | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 56.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B9897 text on black | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc -45.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#D6DADA
oklch(88.5% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 300
300
#BBC2C2
oklch(80.9% 0.008 197)
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Step 400
400
#99A3A2
oklch(70.7% 0.011 189.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B9897
oklch(66.9% 0.015 191.2)
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Step 600
600
#697775
oklch(55.7% 0.017 186.3)
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Step 700
700
#576463
oklch(49.2% 0.016 191)
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Step 800
800
#475151
oklch(42.6% 0.013 196.7)
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Step 900
900
#3C4343
oklch(37.6% 0.009 196.8)
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Step 950
950
#232727
oklch(26.9% 0.006 196.8)
#8B9897 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) | #969697 | 0.016 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #949497 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889998 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 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 #8B9897, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.034
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.037
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.037
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.041
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.041
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.046
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.048
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.051
Use #8B9897 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.