#968997#968997

#968997 is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.025 H 323.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968997
RGB	rgb(150, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(296, 6%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(296, 9%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.61, 7.52, -5.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.61, 9.42, 322.96°)
OKLab	oklab(64.61% 0.0205 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(64.61% 0.025 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1084, 26.6100, 32.9803)
Luminance	0.2661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968997 #8A9789

analogous

#8F8997 #968997 #978991

triadic

#968997 #979689 #899796

tetradic

#968997 #978F89 #8A9789 #899197

square

#968997 #978F89 #8A9789 #899197

split-complementary

#968997 #919789 #89978F

monochromatic

#574E58 #786A79 #968997 #B3AAB4 #D0CAD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#968997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#968997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968997

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968997	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B8D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#978A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.025 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4abb5',
    500: '#968997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968997;
$custom-light: #b4abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 6.306,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64605,
    "c": 0.02549,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968997

secondary

#BBC1BB

accent

#AF787C

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F4F6

border

#D0CED0

text

#111011

muted

#807F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #968997

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

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