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#808D8D

#808d8d ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808d8d 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, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 5.39% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.2556

Complementary

  1. #808d8d
  2. #8d8080

Split complementary

  1. #808d8d
  2. #8d8087
  3. #8d8780

Analogous

  1. #808d87
  2. #808d8d
  3. #80878d

Triadic

  1. #808d8d
  2. #8d808d
  3. #8d8d80

Tetradic

  1. #808d8d
  2. #80808d
  3. #8d8080
  4. #8d8d80

Square

  1. #808d8d
  2. #87808d
  3. #8d8080
  4. #878d80

Monochromatic

  1. #373d3d
  2. #5b6565
  3. #808d8d
  4. #a8b1b1
  5. #d1d5d5

Shades

#808d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808d8d
  2. #737f7f
  3. #667171
  4. #5a6363
  5. #4d5555
  6. #404747
  7. #333838
  8. #262a2a
  9. #1a1c1c
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#808d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808d8d
  2. #8d9898
  3. #99a4a4
  4. #a6afaf
  5. #b3bbbb
  6. #c0c6c6
  7. #ccd1d1
  8. #d9dddd
  9. #e6e8e8
  10. #f2f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808d8d
  2. #808c8c
  3. #808a8a
  4. #808989
  5. #808888
  6. #808787
  7. #808585
  8. #808484
  9. #808383
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808d8d {
  color: #808d8d;
}
Background
.bg-808d8d {
  background-color: #808d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808d8d {
  border: 2px solid #808d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808d8d, #80878d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.47 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.27 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.27 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.19 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.35 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.35 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.12 #7f7272 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#808d8d  rgb(128, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8080  rgb(141, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8d808d  rgb(141, 128, 141)  hsl(300, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8d8d80  rgb(141, 141, 128)  hsl(60, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray