#8F868C
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63% 0.014 337.7), rgb(143, 134, 140).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.95:1).
About this color
#8F868C 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 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.95:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 5.95:1 |
| White text | 3.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F868C |
| RGB | rgb(143, 134, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(320, 4%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.014 337.7) |
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 #8F868C | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F868C | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc 41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F868C text on white | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F868C text on black | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc -38.8 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EA
oklch(93.6% 0.003 345.2)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8DA
oklch(88.5% 0.004 337.4)
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Step 300
300
#C4BFC2
oklch(81% 0.007 340.4)
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Step 400
400
#A59EA3
oklch(70.7% 0.011 335.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F868C
oklch(63% 0.014 337.7)
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Step 600
600
#7A7076
oklch(55.6% 0.015 340.8)
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Step 700
700
#665E63
oklch(49.1% 0.013 339.7)
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Step 800
800
#534D51
oklch(42.7% 0.01 337.7)
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Step 900
900
#454043
oklch(37.8% 0.008 340.7)
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Step 950
950
#282527
oklch(26.9% 0.006 337.7)
#8F868C 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) | #86888C | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #88898C | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #908688 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 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 #8F868C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.023
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.024
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.030
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.041
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.042
Use #8F868C 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.