#9E968E
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(67.8% 0.015 67.6), rgb(158, 150, 142).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.20:1).
About this color
#9E968E is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.20:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 7.20:1 |
| White text | 2.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E968E |
| RGB | rgb(158, 150, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 8%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.015 67.6) |
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 #9E968E | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -60.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E968E | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc 48.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E968E text on white | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 55.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E968E text on black | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc -46.3 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9E8
oklch(93.5% 0.003 48.7)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8D5
oklch(88.4% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 300
300
#C5C0BA
oklch(81% 0.01 72.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9E968E
oklch(67.8% 0.015 67.6)
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Step 500
500
#92887D
oklch(63.2% 0.02 70.1)
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Step 600
600
#7C7167
oklch(55.6% 0.02 64.7)
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Step 700
700
#685F55
oklch(49.1% 0.019 70.3)
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Step 800
800
#554D46
oklch(42.6% 0.016 63.6)
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Step 900
900
#46403B
oklch(37.6% 0.012 62.3)
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Step 950
950
#292622
oklch(27% 0.009 75.2)
#9E968E 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) | #99968E | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B988E | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A19494 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 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 #9E968E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.035
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.038
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.041
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.047
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.048
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.049
- Rosy Brown #BC8F8F ΔE 0.049
- Mushroom #BA9E88 ΔE 0.051
Use #9E968E 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.