#908783
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63% 0.012 45.6), rgb(144, 135, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.97:1).
About this color
#908783 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.012. 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 5.97:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.012) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 5.97:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #908783 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 135, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 6%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.012 45.6) |
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 #908783 | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #908783 | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc 41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #908783 text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #908783 text on black | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc -39.0 | 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
#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
#DBD8D7
oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4BFBD
oklch(80.8% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 400
400
#A69F9C
oklch(70.8% 0.009 44.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#908783
oklch(63% 0.012 45.6)
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Step 600
600
#7A716D
oklch(55.6% 0.013 45.6)
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Step 700
700
#675F5B
oklch(49.2% 0.012 48.5)
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Step 800
800
#544D4A
oklch(42.6% 0.011 44.7)
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Step 900
900
#45403E
oklch(37.6% 0.008 43.2)
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Step 950
950
#292624
oklch(27.1% 0.006 56.1)
#908783 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) | #898883 | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B8983 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #938686 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.012 |
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 #908783, 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 0.029
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.033
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.042
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.046
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.048
Use #908783 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.