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#838079

#838079 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838079 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 50.2% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 7.63% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 3.97% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2164

Complementary

  1. #838079
  2. #797c83

Split complementary

  1. #838079
  2. #798183
  3. #7b7983

Analogous

  1. #837b79
  2. #838079
  3. #818379

Triadic

  1. #838079
  2. #798380
  3. #807983

Tetradic

  1. #838079
  2. #7c8379
  3. #797c83
  4. #807983

Square

  1. #838079
  2. #79837b
  3. #797c83
  4. #837981

Monochromatic

  1. #333230
  2. #5b5954
  3. #838079
  4. #a8a6a1
  5. #cdcbc8

Shades

#838079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838079
  2. #76736d
  3. #696661
  4. #5c5a55
  5. #4f4d49
  6. #42403d
  7. #343330
  8. #272624
  9. #1a1a18
  10. #0d0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#838079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838079
  2. #8f8d86
  3. #9c9994
  4. #a8a6a1
  5. #b5b3af
  6. #c1c0bc
  7. #cdccc9
  8. #dad9d7
  9. #e6e6e4
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838079
  2. #83807a
  3. #82807a
  4. #82807b
  5. #82807c
  6. #82807d
  7. #81807d
  8. #81807e
  9. #81807f
  10. #80807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81807d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828079 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838179 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828079 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838079 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #847f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838079 {
  color: #838079;
}
Background
.bg-838079 {
  background-color: #838079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838079 {
  border: 2px solid #838079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 128 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 4% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838079, #818379);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 128 121 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.84 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.40 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.98 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.83 #7c7f86 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#838079  rgb(131, 128, 121)  hsl(42, 4%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#797c83  rgb(121, 124, 131)  hsl(222, 4%, 49%)  Gray
#798380  rgb(121, 131, 128)  hsl(162, 4%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#807983  rgb(128, 121, 131)  hsl(282, 4%, 49%)  Taupe Gray