#9A908A
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66% 0.015 53.2), rgb(154, 144, 138).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.73:1).
About this color
#9A908A is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.73:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.73:1 |
| White text | 3.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A908A |
| RGB | rgb(154, 144, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 7%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.015 53.2) |
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 #9A908A | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A908A | 6.73:1 | AA | Lc 45.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9A908A text on white | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9A908A text on black | 6.73:1 | AA | Lc -43.5 | 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
#DBD8D7
oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
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Step 300
300
#C5BFBC
oklch(80.9% 0.008 48.6)
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Step 400
400
#A79F9A
oklch(70.8% 0.012 54.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A908A
oklch(66% 0.015 53.2)
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Step 600
600
#7B716B
oklch(55.6% 0.016 53.2)
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Step 700
700
#685F59
oklch(49.2% 0.015 56)
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Step 800
800
#554D49
oklch(42.7% 0.013 48.4)
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Step 900
900
#46403D
oklch(37.7% 0.01 48.4)
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Step 950
950
#292624
oklch(27.1% 0.006 56.1)
#9A908A 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) | #93918A | 0.010 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #95938A | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9D8E8E | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 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 #9A908A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.018
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.041
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.051
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.052
- Rosy Brown #BC8F8F ΔE 0.054
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.055
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.055
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.056
Use #9A908A 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.