#8F8883
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.1% 0.011 58.1), rgb(143, 136, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.01:1).
About this color
#8F8883 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.01:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.01:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F8883 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 136, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 5%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.011 58.1) |
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 #8F8883 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F8883 | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc 41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F8883 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F8883 text on black | 6.01:1 | 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
#EBE9E9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D7
oklch(88.6% 0.004 67.8)
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Step 300
300
#C3C0BD
oklch(80.9% 0.005 67.7)
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Step 400
400
#A59F9B
oklch(70.6% 0.009 56.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F8883
oklch(63.1% 0.011 58.1)
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Step 600
600
#79726C
oklch(55.7% 0.013 63.2)
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Step 700
700
#665F5A
oklch(49% 0.012 58)
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Step 800
800
#534E4A
oklch(42.7% 0.009 61.3)
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Step 900
900
#45413E
oklch(37.8% 0.007 59.5)
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Step 950
950
#282624
oklch(27% 0.005 67.6)
#8F8883 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) | #8A8883 | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8A83 | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #928787 | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.011 |
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 #8F8883, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.014
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.045
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.045
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.049
Use #8F8883 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.