#97939C
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(66.9% 0.014 305.9), rgb(151, 147, 156).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.96:1).
About this color
#97939C is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.96:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 6.96:1 |
| White text | 3.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #97939C |
| RGB | rgb(151, 147, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 4%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.9% 0.014 305.9) |
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 #97939C | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #97939C | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc 47.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #97939C text on white | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #97939C text on black | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc -44.9 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EB
oklch(93.5% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DC
oklch(88.5% 0.006 308.4)
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Step 300
300
#C2BFC5
oklch(80.9% 0.009 308.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#97939C
oklch(66.9% 0.014 305.9)
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Step 500
500
#8C8792
oklch(63.1% 0.017 306.3)
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Step 600
600
#76717D
oklch(55.7% 0.019 304.6)
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Step 700
700
#635E69
oklch(49% 0.018 306.1)
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Step 800
800
#514D56
oklch(42.7% 0.016 305.7)
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Step 900
900
#434047
oklch(37.7% 0.012 305.1)
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Step 950
950
#272629
oklch(27.1% 0.006 301.2)
#97939C 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) | #92949C | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #92959C | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #969496 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 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 #97939C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.028
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.036
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.040
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.042
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.048
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.048
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.053
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.054
Use #97939C 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.