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#7E8686

#7e8686 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8686 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, 52.55% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 3.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #7e8686
  2. #867e7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e8686
  2. #867e82
  3. #86827e

Analogous

  1. #7e8682
  2. #7e8686
  3. #7e8286

Triadic

  1. #7e8686
  2. #867e86
  3. #86867e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8686
  2. #7e7e86
  3. #867e7e
  4. #86867e

Square

  1. #7e8686
  2. #827e86
  3. #867e7e
  4. #82867e

Monochromatic

  1. #343737
  2. #595f5f
  3. #7e8686
  4. #a5abab
  5. #cdd0d0

Shades

#7e8686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8686
  2. #717979
  3. #656b6b
  4. #585e5e
  5. #4c5050
  6. #3f4343
  7. #323636
  8. #262828
  9. #191b1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8686
  2. #8b9292
  3. #989e9e
  4. #a5aaaa
  5. #b2b6b6
  6. #bfc3c3
  7. #cbcfcf
  8. #d8dbdb
  9. #e5e7e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8686
  2. #7e8585
  3. #7e8585
  4. #7f8484
  5. #7f8484
  6. #7f8383
  7. #7f8282
  8. #7f8282
  9. #808181
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858586 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838486 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828586 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818586 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8686 {
  color: #7e8686;
}
Background
.bg-7e8686 {
  background-color: #7e8686;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8686 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 134 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8686, #7e8286);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 134 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.41 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.41 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.08 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.08 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.08 #817979 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7e8686  rgb(126, 134, 134)  hsl(180, 3%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#867e7e  rgb(134, 126, 126)  hsl(0, 3%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#867e86  rgb(134, 126, 134)  hsl(300, 3%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#86867e  rgb(134, 134, 126)  hsl(60, 3%, 51%)  Battleship Gray