#958F7F

Accessibility

6.51:1

Vs white / black

3.22:1 · 6.51:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#958f7f

RGB

rgb(149, 143, 127)

RGBA

rgba(149, 143, 127, 1)

HSL

hsl(44, 9%, 54%)

HSLA

hsla(44, 9%, 54%, 1)

HSV

hsv(44, 15%, 58%)

LAB

lab(59.5% -0.64 9.31)

LCH

lch(59.5% 9.33 93.93)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6506 0.0001 0.0242)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6506 0.0242 89.76)

XYZ

xyz(26.05, 27.57, 24.02)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 42%)

CSS

color: #958f7f;

CSS variable

--color-958f7f: #958f7f;

SCSS

$color-958f7f: #958f7f;

JavaScript

const color = "#958f7f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#958f7f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#958f7f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#958f7f", "rgb": { "r": 149, "g": 143, "b": 127 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6506 0.0242 89.76)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#958f7f-1: #958f7f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 8.71 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 9.47 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 9.09 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.72 · #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.

50faf5e6 100ede8d9 200d9d4c6 300c3bdaf 400a7a191 5008c8676 600757062 7005e594d 800484338 900332f24 9501e1a10

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f6f4 edecea e5e3df dcdad4 d3d0ca cac7bf c1beb4 b8b4aa b0ab9f a7a294 9e988a 958f7f 898374 7c776a 706b5f 635f55 57534a 4b4840 3e3c35 32302a 252420 191815 0c0c0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f6f4 edecea e5e3df dcdad4 d3d0ca cac7bf c1beb4 b8b4aa b0ab9f a7a294 9e988a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

898374 7c776a 706b5f 635f55 57534a 4b4840 3e3c35 32302a 252420 191815 0c0c0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

938e7f 928d7f 908b7f 8e8a7f 8c897f 8b8880 898680 878580 858480 848380 828180

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#958F7FStop 1 #7F8594Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#94847FStop 1 #958F7FStop 2 #8F947FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#958F7FStop 1 #7F948FStop 2 #8F7F94Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#958F7FStop 1 #7F8F94Stop 2 #847F94Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#38352EStop 1 #615D51Stop 2 #8B8574Stop 3 #AEA99EStop 4 #D1CEC7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #958f7f works

#958F7F (#958f7f) sits in the brown family at about 44° hue, 9% saturation, and 54% lightness. Contrast is 3.22:1 on white and 6.51:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #958f7f as small body text on white — 3.22:1 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: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Gray#808080 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 System Gray#8E8E93 Asbestos#7F8C8D Material Brown 300#A1887F DarkGray#A9A9A9 Web Safe #999966#999966 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Material Grey 600#757575

Where #958f7f 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 #958f7f as small body text on white — 3.22:1 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.