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#7E8482

#7e8482 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8482 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 51.76% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.52% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 2.38% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.2255

Complementary

  1. #7e8482
  2. #847e80

Split complementary

  1. #7e8482
  2. #847e83
  3. #847f7e

Analogous

  1. #7e847f
  2. #7e8482
  3. #7e8384

Triadic

  1. #7e8482
  2. #827e84
  3. #84827e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8482
  2. #7e8084
  3. #847e80
  4. #84827e

Square

  1. #7e8482
  2. #7f7e84
  3. #847e80
  4. #83847e

Monochromatic

  1. #333635
  2. #595d5b
  3. #7e8482
  4. #a5a9a8
  5. #cccfce

Shades

#7e8482 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8482
  2. #717775
  3. #656a68
  4. #585c5b
  5. #4c4f4e
  6. #3f4241
  7. #323534
  8. #262827
  9. #191a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8482 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8482
  2. #8b908f
  3. #989d9b
  4. #a5a9a8
  5. #b2b5b4
  6. #bfc2c1
  7. #cbcecd
  8. #d8dada
  9. #e5e6e6
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8482 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8482
  2. #7e8482
  3. #7e8382
  4. #7f8381
  5. #7f8281
  6. #7f8281
  7. #7f8281
  8. #7f8181
  9. #808180
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828282 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #818382 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8482 {
  color: #7e8482;
}
Background
.bg-7e8482 {
  background-color: #7e8482;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8482 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8482;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8482;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 132 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8482 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8482, #7e8384);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8482 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 132 130 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.17 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.75 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.17 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.29 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.12 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.12 #817b7d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7e8482  rgb(126, 132, 130)  hsl(160, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#847e80  rgb(132, 126, 128)  hsl(340, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#827e84  rgb(130, 126, 132)  hsl(280, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#84827e  rgb(132, 130, 126)  hsl(40, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray