#8A888D#8A888D
#8A888D is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.008 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A888D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 136, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 2%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 4%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 1.73, -2.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 2.96, 305.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% 0.0043 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.008 304.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0923, 24.9347, 28.7378) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Gray
#808080
ΔE00 4.60
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 6.76
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 7.06
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 7.13
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 7.38
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A888D #8B8D88
analogous
#88898D #8A888D #8D888D
triadic
#8A888D #8D8A88 #888D8A
tetradic
#8A888D #8D8889 #8B8D88 #888D8D
square
#8A888D #8D8889 #8B8D88 #888D8D
split-complementary
#8A888D #8D8D88 #898D88
monochromatic
#4D4C4F #6B6A6E #8A888D #A9A7AB #C7C7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#8A888D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#8A888D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A888D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A888D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A888D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87898D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88898D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A898A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a888d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 136, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.008 304.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acaaae',
500: '#8a888d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a888d; $custom-light: #acaaae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a888d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 136,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 2.146,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63005,
"c": 0.00772,
"h": 304.2
},
"luminance": 0.24935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A888D
secondary
#B9B9B7
accent
#AB7C99
background
#FAFAFA
surface
#F4F4F4
border
#CECECE
text
#101010
muted
#7F7F7F