#8D8B9C

Accessibility

6.31:1

Vs white / black

3.33:1 · 6.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8d8b9c

RGB

rgb(141, 139, 156)

RGBA

rgba(141, 139, 156, 1)

HSL

hsl(247, 8%, 58%)

HSLA

hsla(247, 8%, 58%, 1)

HSV

hsv(247, 11%, 61%)

LAB

lab(58.53% 4.2 -8.74)

LCH

lch(58.53% 9.7 295.67)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6441 0.0091 -0.0235)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6441 0.0252 291.17)

XYZ

xyz(26.22, 26.53, 35.19)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 39%)

CSS

color: #8d8b9c;

CSS variable

--color-8d8b9c: #8d8b9c;

SCSS

$color-8d8b9c: #8d8b9c;

JavaScript

const color = "#8d8b9c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8d8b9c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8d8b9c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8d8b9c", "rgb": { "r": 141, "g": 139, "b": 156 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6441 0.0252 291.17)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8d8b9c-1: #8d8b9c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 7.89 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 9.41 · #778899

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 10.34 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 12.46 · #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 300bdbbcb 400a19fb0 500868495 600706e7d 700595864 80043424e 9002f2d39 9501a1923

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f5f7 ececef e3e2e6 d9d8de d0cfd6 c6c5ce bdbbc5 b3b2bd aaa8b5 a09ead 9795a4 8d8b9c 817f8f 767482 6a6875 5e5d68 52515b 47464e 3b3a41 2f2e34 232327 17171a 0c0c0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f7 ececef e3e2e6 d9d8de d0cfd6 c6c5ce bdbbc5 b3b2bd aaa8b5 a09ead 9795a4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

817f8f 767482 6a6875 5e5d68 52515b 47464e 3b3a41 2f2e34 232327 17171a 0c0c0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8c8a9a 8b8997 8a8895 898793 888690 87868e 85858c 848489 838387 828285 818182

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8D8B9CStop 1 #9A9C8BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8B929CStop 1 #8D8B9CStop 2 #968B9CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8D8B9CStop 1 #9C8D8BStop 2 #8B9C8DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8D8B9CStop 1 #9C968BStop 2 #929C8BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#302F37Stop 1 #545260Stop 2 #78758AStop 3 #A09FADStop 4 #C9C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8d8b9c works

#8D8B9C (#8d8b9c) sits in the indigo family at about 247° hue, 8% saturation, and 58% lightness. Contrast is 3.33:1 on white and 6.31:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (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 #8d8b9c as small body text on white — 3.33:1 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 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Chakra gray 500#718096 LightSlateGray#778899 Web Safe #999999#999999 Gray#808080 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E SlateGray#708090

Where #8d8b9c 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 #8d8b9c as small body text on white — 3.33:1 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.