#848496

Accessibility

5.72:1

Vs white / black

3.67:1 · 5.72:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#848496

RGB

rgb(132, 132, 150)

RGBA

rgba(132, 132, 150, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 8%, 55%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 8%, 55%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 12%, 59%)

LAB

lab(55.7% 3.77 -9.61)

LCH

lch(55.7% 10.32 291.42)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6194 0.0072 -0.0259)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6194 0.0269 285.54)

XYZ

xyz(23.27, 23.61, 32.18)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 41%)

CSS

color: #848496;

CSS variable

--color-848496: #848496;

SCSS

$color-848496: #848496;

JavaScript

const color = "#848496";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#848496";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#848496" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#848496", "rgb": { "r": 132, "g": 132, "b": 150 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6194 0.0269 285.54)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#848496-1: #848496;
}

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 8.66 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 8.26 · #778899

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 10.94 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.31 · #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.

50f3f4ff 100e6e6f5 200d2d3e2 300bcbccd 4009f9fb2 500848496 6006e6e7e 700585865 80042424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f5f5f6 ebebee e0e0e5 d6d6dc ccccd3 c2c2cb b7b7c2 adadb9 a3a3b0 9999a8 8e8e9f 848496 79798a 6e6e7d 636371 585864 4d4d57 42424b 37373e 2c2c32 212126 161619 0b0b0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f5f6 ebebee e0e0e5 d6d6dc ccccd3 c2c2cb b7b7c2 adadb9 a3a3b0 9999a8 8e8e9f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

79798a 6e6e7d 636371 585864 4d4d57 42424b 37373e 2c2c32 212126 161619 0b0b0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

848494 838392 838391 83838f 82828d 82828b 828289 818187 818186 818184 808082

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#848496Stop 1 #959583Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#838C95Stop 1 #848496Stop 2 #8C8395Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#848496Stop 1 #958383Stop 2 #839583Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#848496Stop 1 #958C83Stop 2 #8C9583Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F2F37Stop 1 #525260Stop 2 #75758AStop 3 #9F9FADStop 4 #C8C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #848496 works

#848496 (#848496) sits in the indigo family at about 240° hue, 8% saturation, and 55% lightness. Contrast is 3.67:1 on white and 5.72:1 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 #848496 as small body text on white — 3.67:1 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: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Neutral#938F99 Fill Tertiary#787880 System Gray#8E8E93 Chakra gray 500#718096 LightSlateGray#778899 SlateGray#708090 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Gray#808080 Tailwind slate 500#64748B Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Bootstrap secondary#6C757D

Where #848496 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 #848496 as small body text on white — 3.67:1 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.