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#7E8484

#7e8484 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8484 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.226

Complementary

  1. #7e8484
  2. #847e7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e8484
  2. #847e81
  3. #84817e

Analogous

  1. #7e8481
  2. #7e8484
  3. #7e8184

Triadic

  1. #7e8484
  2. #847e84
  3. #84847e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8484
  2. #7e7e84
  3. #847e7e
  4. #84847e

Square

  1. #7e8484
  2. #817e84
  3. #847e7e
  4. #81847e

Monochromatic

  1. #333636
  2. #595d5d
  3. #7e8484
  4. #a5a9a9
  5. #cccfcf

Shades

#7e8484 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8484
  2. #717777
  3. #656a6a
  4. #585c5c
  5. #4c4f4f
  6. #3f4242
  7. #323535
  8. #262828
  9. #191a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8484 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8484
  2. #8b9090
  3. #989d9d
  4. #a5a9a9
  5. #b2b5b5
  6. #bfc2c2
  7. #cbcece
  8. #d8dada
  9. #e5e6e6
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8484 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8484
  2. #7e8484
  3. #7e8383
  4. #7f8383
  5. #7f8282
  6. #7f8282
  7. #7f8282
  8. #7f8181
  9. #808181
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838384 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828284 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #818484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #808384 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8484 {
  color: #7e8484;
}
Background
.bg-7e8484 {
  background-color: #7e8484;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8484 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8484;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8484;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 132 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8484 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8484, #7e8184);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8484 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 132 132 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.11 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.33 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.33 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.61 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.02 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.02 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.25 #817b7b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7e8484  rgb(126, 132, 132)  hsl(180, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#847e7e  rgb(132, 126, 126)  hsl(0, 2%, 51%)  Gray
#847e84  rgb(132, 126, 132)  hsl(300, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#84847e  rgb(132, 132, 126)  hsl(60, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray