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#7C8A8A

#7c8a8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c8a8a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 5.65% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.243

Complementary

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #8a7c7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #8a7c83
  3. #8a837c

Analogous

  1. #7c8a83
  2. #7c8a8a
  3. #7c838a

Triadic

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #8a7c8a
  3. #8a8a7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #7c7c8a
  3. #8a7c7c
  4. #8a8a7c

Square

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #837c8a
  3. #8a7c7c
  4. #838a7c

Monochromatic

  1. #333a3a
  2. #586262
  3. #7c8a8a
  4. #a4aeae
  5. #cdd2d2

Shades

#7c8a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #707c7c
  3. #636e6e
  4. #576161
  5. #4a5353
  6. #3e4545
  7. #323737
  8. #252929
  9. #191c1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #899696
  3. #96a1a1
  4. #a3adad
  5. #b0b9b9
  6. #bec5c5
  7. #cbd0d0
  8. #d8dcdc
  9. #e5e8e8
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #7c8989
  3. #7d8888
  4. #7d8787
  5. #7e8686
  6. #7e8585
  7. #7e8484
  8. #7f8383
  9. #7f8282
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85868a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #788b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83898a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82888a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a8b8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8a8a {
  color: #7c8a8a;
}
Background
.bg-7c8a8a {
  background-color: #7c8a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8a8a {
  border: 2px solid #7c8a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8a8a, #7c838a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.55 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.14 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.62 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.71 #837575 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7c8a8a  rgb(124, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 6%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#8a7c7c  rgb(138, 124, 124)  hsl(0, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#8a7c8a  rgb(138, 124, 138)  hsl(300, 6%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8a8a7c  rgb(138, 138, 124)  hsl(60, 6%, 51%)  Battleship Gray