#8A7A78#8A7A78
#8A7A78 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.020 H 26.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7A78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 122, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 7%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 13%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 13%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.60, 5.78, 3.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.60, 6.68, 30.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.35% 0.018 0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.35% 0.02 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8307, 20.6789, 20.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.2068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 6.22
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 7.20
Gray
#808080
ΔE00 7.75
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 8.77
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 9.69
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7A78 #78888A
analogous
#8A787F #8A7A78 #8A8378
triadic
#8A7A78 #788A7A #7A788A
tetradic
#8A7A78 #7F8A78 #78888A #83788A
square
#8A7A78 #7F8A78 #78888A #83788A
split-complementary
#8A7A78 #788A83 #787F8A
monochromatic
#49403F #695D5B #8A7A78 #A69A99 #C3BBBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#8A7A78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#8A7A78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7A78
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7A78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7A78 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7C78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817F78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E7879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7a78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 122, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.020 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aca09f',
500: '#8a7a78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7a78; $custom-light: #aca09f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7a78",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 122,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 7.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59354,
"c": 0.02007,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.20678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7A78
secondary
#ABB2B3
accent
#AAB078
background
#FAF9F9
surface
#F4F2F2
border
#CECCCC
text
#100E0E
muted
#7F7E7E