#928982
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(63.6% 0.015 60.4), rgb(146, 137, 130).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#928982 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #928982 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 137, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 7%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.015 60.4) |
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 #928982 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #928982 | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #928982 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #928982 text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -39.9 | 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
#EBE9E8
oklch(93.5% 0.003 48.7)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8D6
oklch(88.4% 0.004 56.4)
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Step 300
300
#C4C0BC
oklch(81% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 400
400
#A69F99
oklch(70.7% 0.012 63.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#928982
oklch(63.6% 0.015 60.4)
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Step 600
600
#7B716A
oklch(55.6% 0.016 57.4)
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Step 700
700
#675F58
oklch(49.1% 0.015 63.7)
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Step 800
800
#544E48
oklch(42.8% 0.013 67.5)
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Step 900
900
#46403C
oklch(37.6% 0.011 56)
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Step 950
950
#292623
oklch(27.1% 0.007 67.5)
#928982 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) | #8C8982 | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8B82 | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #958787 | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 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 #928982, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.009
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.032
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.037
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.044
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.048
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.050
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.053
Use #928982 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.