#8D878C
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63% 0.01 331), rgb(141, 135, 140).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.97:1).
About this color
#8D878C is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.97:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 5.97:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D878C |
| RGB | rgb(141, 135, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 3%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.01 331) |
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 #8D878C | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D878C | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc 41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D878C text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D878C text on black | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc -39.0 | 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
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EA
oklch(93.5% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DA
oklch(88.4% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2BFC2
oklch(80.8% 0.005 325.6)
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Step 400
400
#A49FA3
oklch(70.8% 0.008 332.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D878C
oklch(63% 0.01 331)
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Step 600
600
#777176
oklch(55.6% 0.011 331.1)
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Step 700
700
#645F63
oklch(49.1% 0.009 332.3)
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Step 800
800
#524D51
oklch(42.6% 0.009 332.3)
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Step 900
900
#444043
oklch(37.7% 0.007 334.2)
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Step 950
950
#282627
oklch(27.1% 0.003 345.5)
#8D878C 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) | #87888C | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #88898C | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8E8789 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.010 |
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 #8D878C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.022
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.028
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.032
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.033
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.040
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.043
Use #8D878C 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.