#8D8980
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.014 86.9), rgb(141, 137, 128).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#8D8980 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.014. 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 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D8980 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 137, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 5%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.014 86.9) |
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 #8D8980 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D8980 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D8980 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D8980 text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.2 | 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
#F6F5F5
oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D6
oklch(88.5% 0.004 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2C0BC
oklch(80.8% 0.006 84.6)
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Step 400
400
#A3A099
oklch(70.6% 0.011 87.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D8980
oklch(63.1% 0.014 86.9)
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Step 600
600
#777369
oklch(55.6% 0.016 88.7)
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Step 700
700
#646058
oklch(49% 0.013 84.6)
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Step 800
800
#524F48
oklch(42.8% 0.012 87.5)
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Step 900
900
#44413C
oklch(37.7% 0.009 80.7)
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Step 950
950
#282623
oklch(27% 0.006 78.2)
#8D8980 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) | #8B897F | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8A80 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F8786 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.014 |
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 #8D8980, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.017
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.033
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.048
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.051
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.051
Use #8D8980 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.