#8D827E

Closest named color: Gray (#808080). oklch(61.5% 0.015 41.1), rgb(141, 130, 126).

Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).

About this color

#8D827E is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Gray (#808080)
Black text	5.62:1
White text	3.73:1

Values

HEX	#8D827E
RGB	rgb(141, 130, 126)
HSL	hsl(16, 6%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.015 41.1)

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 #8D827E	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc -70.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #8D827E	5.62:1	AA	Lc 39.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8D827E text on white	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc 64.9	Content text, not long reading
#8D827E text on black	5.62:1	AA	Lc -36.8	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.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DBD8D7

oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
Step 300
300

#C5BFBD

oklch(80.9% 0.007 39.5)
Step 400
400

#A79E9B

oklch(70.6% 0.011 39.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#8D827E

oklch(61.5% 0.015 41.1)
Step 600
600

#7C706C

oklch(55.5% 0.016 39.4)
Step 700
700

#695E5A

oklch(49.1% 0.016 41.1)
Step 800
800

#554D4A

oklch(42.7% 0.012 41.8)
Step 900
900

#46403E

oklch(37.7% 0.009 39.4)
Step 950
950

#292524

oklch(26.8% 0.006 34.3)

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#8D827E 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)	#85837E	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#87857E	0.012
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#908181	0.008
Achromatopsia (no color)	#848484	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 #8D827E, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #8D827E 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.

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