#958080

Accessibility

5.68:1

Vs white / black

3.7:1 · 5.68:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#958080

RGB

rgb(149, 128, 128)

RGBA

rgba(149, 128, 128, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 9%, 54%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 9%, 54%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 14%, 58%)

LAB

lab(55.47% 8.02 2.97)

LCH

lch(55.47% 8.55 20.32)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6192 0.0246 0.0079)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6192 0.0258 17.8)

XYZ

xyz(24.01, 23.39, 23.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 42%)

CSS

color: #958080;

CSS variable

--color-958080: #958080;

SCSS

$color-958080: #958080;

JavaScript

const color = "#958080";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#958080";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#958080" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#958080", "rgb": { "r": 149, "g": 128, "b": 128 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6192 0.0258 17.8)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#958080-1: #958080;
}

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 10.39 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 9.85 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 5.3 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.19 · #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.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300ccb8b8 400b19b9b 500958080 6007d6b6b 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f4f4 edeaea e5dfdf dcd5d5 d3caca cac0c0 c1b5b5 b8aaaa b0a0a0 a79595 9e8b8b 958080 897575 7c6b6b 706060 635555 574b4b 4b4040 3e3535 322b2b 252020 191515 0c0b0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f4f4 edeaea e5dfdf dcd5d5 d3caca cac0c0 c1b5b5 b8aaaa b0a0a0 a79595 9e8b8b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

897575 7c6b6b 706060 635555 574b4b 4b4040 3e3535 322b2b 252020 191515 0c0b0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

938080 928080 908080 8e8080 8c8080 8b8080 898080 878080 858080 848080 828080

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#958080Stop 1 #7F9494Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#947F8AStop 1 #958080Stop 2 #948A7FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#958080Stop 1 #7F947FStop 2 #7F7F94Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#958080Stop 1 #7F948AStop 2 #7F8A94Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#382E2EStop 1 #615151Stop 2 #8B7474Stop 3 #AE9E9EStop 4 #D1C7C7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #958080 works

#958080 (#958080) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 9% saturation, and 54% lightness. Contrast is 3.7:1 on white and 5.68:1 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 #958080 as small body text on white — 3.7:1 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: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red 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 Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Material You Neutral#938F99 Gray#808080 System Gray#8E8E93 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 600#757575 Web Safe #996666#996666 Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind neutral 500#737373

Where #958080 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 #958080 as small body text on white — 3.7:1 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.