#8F858E

Accessibility

5.91:1

Vs white / black

3.55:1 · 5.91:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8f858e

RGB

rgb(143, 133, 142)

RGBA

rgba(143, 133, 142, 1)

HSL

hsl(306, 4%, 54%)

HSLA

hsla(306, 4%, 54%, 1)

HSV

hsv(306, 7%, 56%)

LAB

lab(56.65% 5.47 -3.47)

LCH

lch(56.65% 6.48 327.61)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6284 0.0152 -0.0092)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6284 0.0178 328.82)

XYZ

xyz(24.60, 24.57, 29.03)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 44%)

CSS

color: #8f858e;

CSS variable

--color-8f858e: #8f858e;

SCSS

$color-8f858e: #8f858e;

JavaScript

const color = "#8f858e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8f858e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8f858e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8f858e", "rgb": { "r": 143, "g": 133, "b": 142 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6284 0.0178 328.82)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8f858e-1: #8f858e;
}

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 9.76 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 7.96 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 10 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 12.8 · #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.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ef 200dcd0db 300c5b9c4 400a99da8 5008d828c 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f5f6 ecebec e3e1e3 dad6d9 d0ccd0 c7c2c7 beb8bd b4aeb4 aba4aa a299a1 988f97 8f858e 837a82 776f76 6b646b 5f595f 534e53 484347 3c373b 302c2f 242124 181618 0c0b0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f6 ecebec e3e1e3 dad6d9 d0ccd0 c7c2c7 beb8bd b4aeb4 aba4aa a299a1 988f97

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

837a82 776f76 6b646b 5f595f 534e53 484347 3c373b 302c2f 242124 181618 0c0b0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8e858d 8d848c 8b848b 8a8389 898388 888387 868286 858285 848184 838182 818081

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8F858EStop 1 #858E86Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8B858EStop 1 #8F858EStop 2 #8E8589Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8F858EStop 1 #8D8E85Stop 2 #858D8EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8F858EStop 1 #898E85Stop 2 #858E8BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353135Stop 1 #5D565CStop 2 #857A84Stop 3 #A9A2A9Stop 4 #CECACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #8f858e works

#8F858E (#8f858e) sits in the grey family at about 306° hue, 4% saturation, and 54% lightness. Contrast is 3.55:1 on white and 5.91:1 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 #8f858e as small body text on white — 3.55:1 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

Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Fill Tertiary#787880 Gray#808080 Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Material Brown 300#A1887F Material Grey 600#757575 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3

Where #8f858e 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 #8f858e as small body text on white — 3.55:1 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.