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#808B87

#808b87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808b87 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, 54.51% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 158.18°, with 4.53% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.248

Complementary

  1. #808b87
  2. #8b8084

Split complementary

  1. #808b87
  2. #8b8089
  3. #8b8180

Analogous

  1. #808b81
  2. #808b87
  3. #80898b

Triadic

  1. #808b87
  2. #87808b
  3. #8b8780

Tetradic

  1. #808b87
  2. #80848b
  3. #8b8084
  4. #8b8780

Square

  1. #808b87
  2. #81808b
  3. #8b8084
  4. #898b80

Monochromatic

  1. #363c3a
  2. #5b6460
  3. #808b87
  4. #a8b0ad
  5. #d0d4d3

Shades

#808b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808b87
  2. #737d7a
  3. #666f6c
  4. #5a615f
  5. #4d5351
  6. #404644
  7. #333836
  8. #262a29
  9. #1a1c1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#808b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808b87
  2. #8d9793
  3. #99a29f
  4. #a6aeab
  5. #b3b9b7
  6. #c0c5c3
  7. #ccd1cf
  8. #d9dcdb
  9. #e6e8e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808b87
  2. #808a86
  3. #808986
  4. #808885
  5. #808784
  6. #808684
  7. #808483
  8. #808382
  9. #808281
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888887 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868a87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858987 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f8b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808b87 {
  color: #808b87;
}
Background
.bg-808b87 {
  background-color: #808b87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808b87 {
  border: 2px solid #808b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 139 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 5% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808b87, #80898b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 139 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.91 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.98 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.98 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.38 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.38 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.76 #7f7478 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#808b87  rgb(128, 139, 135)  hsl(158, 5%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8084  rgb(139, 128, 132)  hsl(338, 5%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#87808b  rgb(135, 128, 139)  hsl(278, 5%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8b8780  rgb(139, 135, 128)  hsl(38, 5%, 52%)  Battleship Gray