#8D958D
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66.1% 0.015 145.4), rgb(141, 149, 141).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.81:1).
About this color
#8D958D is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.81:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.81:1 |
| White text | 3.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D958D |
| RGB | rgb(141, 149, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 4%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.015 145.4) |
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 #8D958D | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D958D | 6.81:1 | AA | Lc 46.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8D958D text on white | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8D958D text on black | 6.81:1 | AA | Lc -44.0 | 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
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD7
oklch(88.5% 0.005 145.5)
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Step 300
300
#BEC2BE
oklch(81% 0.007 145.5)
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Step 400
400
#9CA39C
oklch(70.8% 0.013 145.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D958D
oklch(66.1% 0.015 145.4)
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Step 600
600
#6E766E
oklch(55.7% 0.016 145.4)
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Step 700
700
#5C635C
oklch(49.1% 0.014 145.4)
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Step 800
800
#4B514B
oklch(42.8% 0.012 145.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E433E
oklch(37.6% 0.011 145.4)
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Step 950
950
#252725
oklch(27% 0.005 145.4)
#8D958D 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) | #95938D | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #94928D | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C9493 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 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 #8D958D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.031
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.047
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.048
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.049
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.051
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.053
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.054
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.055
Use #8D958D 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.