#91978E
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66.9% 0.015 134.9), rgb(145, 151, 142).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#91978E is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 7.02:1 |
| White text | 2.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #91978E |
| RGB | rgb(145, 151, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 4%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.9% 0.015 134.9) |
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 #91978E | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #91978E | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 47.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #91978E text on white | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 56.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #91978E text on black | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -45.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#D8DAD7
oklch(88.6% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 300
300
#BFC2BD
oklch(81% 0.008 132.4)
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Step 400
400
#9DA29B
oklch(70.6% 0.012 136.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#91978E
oklch(66.9% 0.015 134.9)
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Step 600
600
#6F766C
oklch(55.7% 0.017 136.1)
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Step 700
700
#5D635A
oklch(49.2% 0.016 135)
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Step 800
800
#4C514A
oklch(42.8% 0.013 136.6)
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Step 900
900
#3F433E
oklch(37.7% 0.01 139.4)
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Step 950
950
#252724
oklch(27% 0.006 134.9)
#91978E 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) | #98958E | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #97958E | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #919694 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 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 #91978E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.034
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.041
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.046
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.046
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.046
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.048
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.049
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.052
Use #91978E 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.