#84898CMonument (#84898C) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 234°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #84898C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 137, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 3%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 6%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56.8 -1.2 -2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.627 0.007 234) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Monument 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.
#8a8683 — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#898a89 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#84898c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#848a8e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Monument 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 3.54:1 and against black 5.94:1, 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.
#dde1e3 · #b4b9bc · #84898c · #696e71 · #474b4e · #282b2d
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.
#80b8bd · #69a5b6 · #84898c · #567a9e · #54658a · #4f5174
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.
#a4a4be · #84898c · #44718a · #4b4876 · #0c394e · #1a192f
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.
#e2f4ff · #b3d2e4 · #9dadb6 · #84898c · #8a5c3d · #354d5b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #9ba5ac · #84898c · #726d69 · #252f35 · #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.
#f0f2f3 · #caccce · #84898c · #2d3032 · #0c0f11 · #f18b41
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #c29a81 · #84898c · #906243 · #46230a · #00060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #c79592 · #84898c · #836a38 · #481f1e · #0d0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #c395a6 · #84898c · #6d733e · #2d3103 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faedfb · #b797b9 · #84898c · #906243 · #173517 · #110300
#999d9f · #adb0b2 · #c2c4c6 · #d6d8d9 · #ebebec
#6e7275 · #585b5d · #424546 · #2c2e2f · #161717
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.