#8C8987
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.2% 0.005 56.3), rgb(140, 137, 135).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#8C8987 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.005. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.005) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8C8987 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 137, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 2%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.005 56.3) |
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 #8C8987 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8C8987 | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8C8987 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8C8987 text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE9
oklch(93.7% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D8
oklch(88.6% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2C0BF
oklch(80.9% 0.003 48.7)
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Step 400
400
#A2A09E
oklch(70.7% 0.004 67.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8C8987
oklch(63.2% 0.005 56.3)
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Step 600
600
#767370
oklch(55.7% 0.006 67.7)
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Step 700
700
#63605E
oklch(49.1% 0.005 56.3)
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Step 800
800
#514E4D
oklch(42.6% 0.004 39.4)
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Step 900
900
#434140
oklch(37.7% 0.003 48.6)
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Step 950
950
#272625
oklch(26.9% 0.002 67.7)
#8C8987 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) | #8A8987 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B8A87 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D8888 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.005 |
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 #8C8987, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.017
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.039
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.043
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.044
Use #8C8987 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.