#838585Gryphon (#838585) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.002. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #838585 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 133, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 1%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 2%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.4 -0.7 -0.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.615 0.002 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gryphon 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.
#89827c — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#888682 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#838585 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#838687 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gryphon 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 3.71:1 and against black 5.66:1, 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.
#dbdddd · #b3b5b5 · #838585 · #686a6a · #464848 · #272828
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.
#83b1c7 · #64a2af · #838585 · #3f8075 · #3c6e59 · #3a5a3f
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.
#9dc7f2 · #92a6ba · #838585 · #357374 · #1a5657 · #213346
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.
#daf3f3 · #abd2d2 · #97abab · #838585 · #8a5255 · #2d4d4d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #96a3a3 · #838585 · #6f6869 · #212f2f · #020101
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.
#f1f2f2 · #cbcccc · #838585 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #e54e60
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f1f2f2 · #cbcccc · #838585 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeded · #c39192 · #838585 · #91585b · #471d20 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeded · #bd91a7 · #838585 · #8e5d44 · #421d32 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8edfc · #af95b9 · #838585 · #836535 · #3d2700 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #9d9bc4 · #838585 · #91585b · #302e00 · #090001
#989999 · #acaeae · #c1c2c2 · #d6d6d6 · #eaebeb
#6d6f6f · #575959 · #424343 · #2c2c2c · #161616
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.