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#808986

#808986 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808986 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.73% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.19% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 3.67% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #808986
  2. #898083

Split complementary

  1. #808986
  2. #898087
  3. #898280

Analogous

  1. #808982
  2. #808986
  3. #808789

Triadic

  1. #808986
  2. #868089
  3. #898680

Tetradic

  1. #808986
  2. #808389
  3. #898083
  4. #898680

Square

  1. #808986
  2. #828089
  3. #898083
  4. #878980

Monochromatic

  1. #363a39
  2. #5b625f
  3. #808986
  4. #a8aeac
  5. #cfd3d2

Shades

#808986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808986
  2. #737b79
  3. #666e6b
  4. #5a605e
  5. #4d5250
  6. #404543
  7. #333736
  8. #262928
  9. #1a1b1b
  10. #0d0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#808986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808986
  2. #8d9592
  3. #99a19e
  4. #a6acaa
  5. #b3b8b6
  6. #c0c4c3
  7. #ccd0cf
  8. #d9dcdb
  9. #e6e7e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808986
  2. #808885
  3. #808785
  4. #808684
  5. #808584
  6. #808583
  7. #808482
  8. #808382
  9. #808281
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888886 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868686 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858886 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f8987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808986 {
  color: #808986;
}
Background
.bg-808986 {
  background-color: #808986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808986 {
  border: 2px solid #808986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 137 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 4% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808986, #808789);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 137 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.78 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.78 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.19 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.68 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.76 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.76 #7f7679 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#808986  rgb(128, 137, 134)  hsl(160, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#898083  rgb(137, 128, 131)  hsl(340, 4%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#868089  rgb(134, 128, 137)  hsl(280, 4%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#898680  rgb(137, 134, 128)  hsl(40, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray