#8E8888
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.2% 0.007 17.3), rgb(142, 136, 136).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#8E8888 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.007. 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 (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E8888 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 136, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 3%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.007 17.3) |
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 #8E8888 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E8888 | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E8888 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E8888 text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.3 | 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
#EAE9E9
oklch(93.5% 0.001 17.2)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8D8
oklch(88.4% 0.002 17.2)
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Step 300
300
#C3C0C0
oklch(81% 0.003 17.2)
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Step 400
400
#A49F9F
oklch(70.7% 0.006 17.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E8888
oklch(63.2% 0.007 17.3)
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Step 600
600
#787171
oklch(55.5% 0.009 17.4)
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Step 700
700
#655F5F
oklch(49.1% 0.008 17.4)
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Step 800
800
#524E4E
oklch(42.8% 0.005 17.4)
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Step 900
900
#444141
oklch(37.8% 0.004 17.3)
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Step 950
950
#282626
oklch(27.1% 0.003 17.3)
#8E8888 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) | #898988 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8A88 | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F8888 | 0.001 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.007 |
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 #8E8888, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.017
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.029
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.040
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.040
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.044
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.044
Use #8E8888 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.