#908180

Accessibility

5.64:1

Vs white / black

3.72:1 · 5.64:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#908180

RGB

rgb(144, 129, 128)

RGBA

rgba(144, 129, 128, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 7%, 53%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 7%, 53%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 11%, 56%)

LAB

lab(55.27% 5.51 2.62)

LCH

lch(55.27% 6.1 25.43)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6165 0.0171 0.007)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6165 0.0185 22.26)

XYZ

xyz(23.25, 23.19, 23.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 44%)

CSS

color: #908180;

CSS variable

--color-908180: #908180;

SCSS

$color-908180: #908180;

JavaScript

const color = "#908180";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#908180";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#908180" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#908180", "rgb": { "r": 144, "g": 129, "b": 128 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6165 0.0185 22.26)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#908180-1: #908180;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-500

Very different · ΔE 8.62 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 7.43 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 5.81 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 13.88 · #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.

50fff0ef 100f5e3e2 200e1cfce 300cab9b8 400ae9d9c 500928281 6007c6c6b 700645554 8004e403f 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f5f4 edeaea e3e0df dad5d5 d1cbca c8c0c0 beb6b5 b5abaa aca1a0 a39695 998c8b 908180 847675 786c6b 6c6160 605655 544b4b 484140 3c3635 302b2b 242020 181515 0c0b0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f4 edeaea e3e0df dad5d5 d1cbca c8c0c0 beb6b5 b5abaa aca1a0 a39695 998c8b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

847675 786c6b 6c6160 605655 544b4b 484140 3c3635 302b2b 242020 181515 0c0b0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8f8180 8d8180 8c8180 8b8180 898180 888180 878080 858080 848080 838080 818080

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#908180Stop 1 #7F8E90Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#907F86Stop 1 #908180Stop 2 #90887FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#908180Stop 1 #7F9080Stop 2 #807F90Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#908180Stop 1 #7F9088Stop 2 #7F8690Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#37302FStop 1 #5F5453Stop 2 #887877Stop 3 #ACA0A0Stop 4 #D0C9C8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #908180 works

#908180 (#908180) sits in the grey family at about 4° hue, 7% saturation, and 53% lightness. Contrast is 3.72:1 on white and 5.64:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #908180 as small body text on white — 3.72:1 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 Brown 300#A1887F Gray#808080 Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 600#757575 Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Material Grey 500#9E9E9E

Where #908180 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 #908180 as small body text on white — 3.72:1 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.