#848789Aluminium (#848789) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 237°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.005. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #848789 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 135, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 2%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 4%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 46%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56.1 -0.7 -1.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.622 0.005 237) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aluminium shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8a8480 — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#898886 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#848789 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#84888b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Aluminium in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.62:1 and against black 5.81:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dcdfe0 · #b4b7b9 · #848789 · #696c6e · #47494b · #282a2b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7fb7bd · #68a3b6 · #848789 · #57789d · #546289 · #4f4e72
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a4a2bc · #848789 · #446f8a · #4c4674 · #0d374e · #1a172d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dff2ff · #d1a07e · #848789 · #5b6972 · #324c5c · #1f2e37
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #9aa4aa · #848789 · #706b68 · #242e35 · #040201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f2f3 · #cccecf · #848789 · #353738 · #151718 · #f29142
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#feeee4 · #c0997e · #848789 · #8d6140 · #442307 · #000610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feeee4 · #c5948e · #848789 · #7f6936 · #481f1b · #0a0400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf2 · #c293a3 · #848789 · #69723e · #2b3004 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faedfa · #b695b6 · #848789 · #8d6140 · #143519 · #100300
#999b9d · #adafb0 · #c2c3c4 · #d6d7d8 · #ebebeb
#6e7172 · #585a5b · #424445 · #2c2d2e · #161717
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.