#8F9394Grey Area (#8F9394) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 214°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.005. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8F9394 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 147, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 2%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 3%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.6 -1.3 -1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.660 0.005 214) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grey Area 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 ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#958f8a — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#949491 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#8f9394 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8f9496 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Grey Area 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 3.1:1 and against black 6.77:1, 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.
#e9eced · #c0c4c4 · #8f9394 · #747878 · #515455 · #313334
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.
#8ec4ba · #71b2b4 · #8f9394 · #5288a2 · #4f7392 · #4c5e7f
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.
#a6b1ca · #8f9394 · #457e8c · #455782 · #084550 · #1b2338
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.
#badfe8 · #a5b8bd · #8f9394 · #986154 · #3a585f · #26393e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efed · #8f9394 · #6e7a7d · #4c4645 · #131f22 · #030101
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.
#f0f2f2 · #cacccd · #8f9394 · #2e3031 · #0d0f10 · #ea5c3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0f2f2 · #cacccd · #8f9394 · #2e3031 · #0d0f10 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffede9 · #8f9394 · #976b60 · #6a382c · #350f07 · #000407
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #8f9394 · #966973 · #633e16 · #340d19 · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcecf8 · #8f9394 · #8e6a86 · #55470d · #251c00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eefe · #8f9394 · #7f6f95 · #6a382c · #172100 · #050000
#a2a5a6 · #b4b7b8 · #c7c9ca · #dadbdb · #eceded
#777b7b · #5f6263 · #484a4a · #303131 · #181919
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.