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#838680

#838680 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838680 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, 52.55% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.48% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 2.42% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.2343

Complementary

  1. #838680
  2. #838086

Split complementary

  1. #838680
  2. #808086
  3. #868086

Analogous

  1. #868680
  2. #838680
  3. #808680

Triadic

  1. #838680
  2. #808386
  3. #868083

Tetradic

  1. #838680
  2. #808683
  3. #838086
  4. #868083

Square

  1. #838680
  2. #808686
  3. #838086
  4. #868080

Monochromatic

  1. #363835
  2. #5d5f5a
  3. #838680
  4. #a9aba7
  5. #cfd1ce

Shades

#838680 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838680
  2. #767973
  3. #696b66
  4. #5c5e5a
  5. #4f504d
  6. #424340
  7. #343633
  8. #272826
  9. #1a1b1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#838680 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838680
  2. #8f928d
  3. #9c9e99
  4. #a8aaa6
  5. #b5b6b3
  6. #c1c3c0
  7. #cdcfcc
  8. #dadbd9
  9. #e6e7e6
  10. #f3f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838680 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838680
  2. #838580
  3. #828580
  4. #828480
  5. #828480
  6. #828380
  7. #818280
  8. #818280
  9. #818180
  10. #808180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848583 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868580 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #838584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #838683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838680 {
  color: #838680;
}
Background
.bg-838680 {
  background-color: #838680;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838680 {
  border: 2px solid #838680;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838680;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 134 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838680 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838680, #808680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838680 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 134 128 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.01 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.45 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.13 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.82 #7c797f Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#838680  rgb(131, 134, 128)  hsl(90, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#838086  rgb(131, 128, 134)  hsl(270, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#808386  rgb(128, 131, 134)  hsl(210, 2%, 51%)  Gray
#868083  rgb(134, 128, 131)  hsl(330, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray