#968888#968888

#968888 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.017 H 17.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968888
RGB	rgb(150, 136, 136)
HSL	hsl(0, 6%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 9%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 9.3%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.91, 5.25, 1.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.91, 5.59, 19.98°)
OKLab	oklab(63.92% 0.0161 0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(63.92% 0.017 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8254, 25.8704, 26.9208)
Luminance	0.2587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968888 #889696

analogous

#96888F #968888 #968F88

triadic

#968888 #889688 #888896

tetradic

#968888 #8F9688 #889696 #8F8896

square

#968888 #8F9688 #889696 #8F8896

split-complementary

#968888 #88968F #888F96

monochromatic

#574D4D #776969 #968888 #B3A9A9 #CFC9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#968888 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.17

#968888 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968888

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968888	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968888	1.00	3.40	6.17	6.17
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8A88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#998788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968888;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 136, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.017 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5aaaa',
    500: '#968888',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968888;
$custom-light: #b5aaaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968888",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 6.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63918,
    "c": 0.01692,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968888

secondary

#BAC0C0

accent

#AFAF78

background

#FBFAFA

surface

#F6F4F4

border

#D0CECE

text

#111010

muted

#807F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #968888

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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