#918C8FGull (#918C8F) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 340°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #918C8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(145, 140, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 2%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 3%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 43%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.8 2.4 -0.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.645 0.007 340) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gull shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; 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.
#978885 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#968d8c — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#918c8f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#918d91 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gull 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 3.31:1 and against black 6.35:1, 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.
#e9e5e7 · #c1bdbf · #918c8f · #757174 · #524e51 · #312e30
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.
#d5a4a8 · #c38fa1 · #918c8f · #916e93 · #756087 · #5a5378
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.
#c3a49e · #918c8f · #8a627c · #784439 · #4e2c43 · #321914
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.
#99d4b4 · #918c8f · #776871 · #5e4655 · #3f2a37 · #1f121b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf4ef · #b0a6ac · #918c8f · #6f7571 · #362c32 · #000101
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.
#f3f1f2 · #cdcacc · #918c8f · #2f2c2e · #0e0b0d · #e05eba
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f3f1f2 · #cdcacc · #918c8f · #2f2c2e · #0e0b0d · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f7ed · #88b69d · #918c8f · #498164 · #073925 · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f7ed · #9db28a · #918c8f · #35817d · #243611 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5f3e2 · #b1ab7f · #918c8f · #3a7d92 · #003644 · #030200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcf0e2 · #c2a380 · #918c8f · #498164 · #14314f · #000401
#a39fa2 · #b6b2b4 · #c8c6c7 · #dad9da · #edecec
#797577 · #615d5f · #494648 · #302f30 · #181718
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.