#84838D

Accessibility

5.61:1

Vs white / black

3.74:1 · 5.61:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#84838d

RGB

rgb(132, 131, 141)

RGBA

rgba(132, 131, 141, 1)

HSL

hsl(246, 4%, 53%)

HSLA

hsla(246, 4%, 53%, 1)

HSV

hsv(246, 7%, 55%)

LAB

lab(55.14% 2.41 -5.23)

LCH

lch(55.14% 5.76 294.74)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6141 0.0052 -0.014)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6141 0.0149 290.38)

XYZ

xyz(22.44, 23.06, 28.46)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 45%)

CSS

color: #84838d;

CSS variable

--color-84838d: #84838d;

SCSS

$color-84838d: #84838d;

JavaScript

const color = "#84838d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#84838d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#84838d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#84838d", "rgb": { "r": 132, "g": 131, "b": 141 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6141 0.0149 290.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#84838d-1: #84838d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 7.21 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 5.76 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 8.05 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 8.52 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5f3ff 100e7e6f5 200d4d2e1 300bdbcca 400a1a0ad 500868492 600706e7b 700595864 80043424e 9002f2d39 9501a1923

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f5f6 ebeaec e0e0e3 d6d6d9 cccbd0 c2c1c6 b7b7bd adacb3 a3a2aa 9998a0 8e8d97 84838d 797881 6e6d76 63626a 58575e 4d4c52 424247 37373b 2c2c2f 212123 161617 0b0b0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f5f6 ebeaec e0e0e3 d6d6d9 cccbd0 c2c1c6 b7b7bd adacb3 a3a2aa 9998a0 8e8d97

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

797881 6e6d76 63626a 58575e 4d4c52 424247 37373b 2c2c2f 212123 161617 0b0b0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

84838c 83838b 83828a 838289 828288 828287 828185 818184 818183 818182 808081

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#84838DStop 1 #8B8C82Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#82868CStop 1 #84838DStop 2 #88828CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#84838DStop 1 #8C8382Stop 2 #828C83Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#84838DStop 1 #8C8882Stop 2 #868C82Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313135Stop 1 #56565DStop 2 #7B7A85Stop 3 #A3A2A9Stop 4 #CACACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #84838d works

#84838D (#84838d) sits in the grey family at about 246° hue, 4% saturation, and 53% lightness. Contrast is 3.74:1 on white and 5.61:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #84838d as small body text on white — 3.74:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Fill Tertiary#787880 System Gray#8E8E93 Material You Neutral#938F99 Gray#808080 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Chakra gray 500#718096 SlateGray#708090 LightSlateGray#778899 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Tailwind neutral 500#737373

Where #84838d works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #84838d as small body text on white — 3.74:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.