#9D9190
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(66.7% 0.014 23.3), rgb(157, 145, 144).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.88:1).
About this color
#9D9190 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 Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.88:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.88:1 |
| White text | 3.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9D9190 |
| RGB | rgb(157, 145, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 6%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.7% 0.014 23.3) |
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 #9D9190 | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9D9190 | 6.88:1 | AA | Lc 46.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9D9190 text on white | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9D9190 text on black | 6.88:1 | AA | Lc -44.4 | 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
#DCD8D8
oklch(88.5% 0.004 17.2)
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Step 300
300
#C5BFBE
oklch(80.9% 0.007 28.8)
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Step 400
400
#A89E9D
oklch(70.7% 0.012 24.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9D9190
oklch(66.7% 0.014 23.3)
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Step 600
600
#7C706F
oklch(55.6% 0.015 23.3)
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Step 700
700
#695E5D
oklch(49.2% 0.014 23.9)
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Step 800
800
#554D4C
oklch(42.8% 0.011 26.2)
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Step 900
900
#46403F
oklch(37.7% 0.008 28.9)
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Step 950
950
#292525
oklch(26.9% 0.006 17.5)
#9D9190 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) | #939290 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #969490 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A09091 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #949494 | 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 #9D9190, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.025
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.042
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.045
- Rosy Brown #BC8F8F ΔE 0.048
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.049
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.053
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.054
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.054
Use #9D9190 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.