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#838583

#838583 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838583 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, 52.16% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.5% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.81% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #838583
  2. #858385

Split complementary

  1. #838583
  2. #848385
  3. #858384

Analogous

  1. #848583
  2. #838583
  3. #838584

Triadic

  1. #838583
  2. #838385
  3. #858383

Tetradic

  1. #838583
  2. #838585
  3. #858385
  4. #858383

Square

  1. #838583
  2. #838485
  3. #858385
  4. #858483

Monochromatic

  1. #373837
  2. #5d5e5d
  3. #838583
  4. #aaabaa
  5. #d0d1d0

Shades

#838583 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838583
  2. #767876
  3. #696a69
  4. #5c5d5c
  5. #4f504f
  6. #424342
  7. #343534
  8. #272827
  9. #1a1b1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#838583 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838583
  2. #8f918f
  3. #9c9d9c
  4. #a8aaa8
  5. #b5b6b5
  6. #c1c2c1
  7. #cdcecd
  8. #dadada
  9. #e6e7e6
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838583 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838583
  2. #838583
  3. #828482
  4. #828482
  5. #828382
  6. #828382
  7. #818281
  8. #818281
  9. #818181
  10. #808180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858483 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #838584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848583 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848583 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #838584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838583 {
  color: #838583;
}
Background
.bg-838583 {
  background-color: #838583;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838583 {
  border: 2px solid #838583;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838583;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 133 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838583 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838583, #838584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838583 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 133 131 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.12 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.46 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.34 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.76 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.76 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.84 #7c7a7c Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#838583  rgb(131, 133, 131)  hsl(120, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#858385  rgb(133, 131, 133)  hsl(300, 1%, 52%)  Gray
#838385  rgb(131, 131, 133)  hsl(240, 1%, 52%)  Gray
#858383  rgb(133, 131, 131)  hsl(0, 1%, 52%)  Gray