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#7E8D8D

#7e8d8d ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8d8d 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, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 6.17% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.15.

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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #8d7e7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #8d7e85
  3. #8d857e

Analogous

  1. #7e8d85
  2. #7e8d8d
  3. #7e858d

Triadic

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #8d7e8d
  3. #8d8d7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #7e7e8d
  3. #8d7e7e
  4. #8d8d7e

Square

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #857e8d
  3. #8d7e7e
  4. #858d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #353d3d
  2. #596565
  3. #7e8d8d
  4. #a7b1b1
  5. #cfd5d5

Shades

#7e8d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #717f7f
  3. #657171
  4. #586363
  5. #4c5555
  6. #3f4747
  7. #323838
  8. #262a2a
  9. #191c1c
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #8b9898
  3. #98a4a4
  4. #a5afaf
  5. #b2bbbb
  6. #bfc6c6
  7. #cbd1d1
  8. #d8dddd
  9. #e5e8e8
  10. #f2f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8d8d
  2. #7e8c8c
  3. #7e8a8a
  4. #7f8989
  5. #7f8888
  6. #7f8787
  7. #7f8585
  8. #7f8484
  9. #808383
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88898d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a8e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b8e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8d8d {
  color: #7e8d8d;
}
Background
.bg-7e8d8d {
  background-color: #7e8d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8d8d {
  border: 2px solid #7e8d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8d8d, #7e858d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.15 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.51 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.24 #817272 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7e8d8d  rgb(126, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 6%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#8d7e7e  rgb(141, 126, 126)  hsl(0, 6%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8d7e8d  rgb(141, 126, 141)  hsl(300, 6%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8d8d7e  rgb(141, 141, 126)  hsl(60, 6%, 52%)  Battleship Gray