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#838D89

#838d89 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838d89 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, 55.29% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.84% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 156°, with 4.2% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.79.

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Relative luminance0.2568

Complementary

  1. #838d89
  2. #8d8387

Split complementary

  1. #838d89
  2. #8d838c
  3. #8d8483

Analogous

  1. #838d84
  2. #838d89
  3. #838c8d

Triadic

  1. #838d89
  2. #89838d
  3. #8d8983

Tetradic

  1. #838d89
  2. #83878d
  3. #8d8387
  4. #8d8983

Square

  1. #838d89
  2. #84838d
  3. #8d8387
  4. #8c8d83

Monochromatic

  1. #393e3c
  2. #5e6663
  3. #838d89
  4. #abb2af
  5. #d3d6d5

Shades

#838d89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838d89
  2. #767f7b
  3. #69716e
  4. #5c6360
  5. #4f5552
  6. #424745
  7. #343837
  8. #272a29
  9. #1a1c1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#838d89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838d89
  2. #8f9895
  3. #9ca4a1
  4. #a8afac
  5. #b5bbb8
  6. #c1c6c4
  7. #cdd1d0
  8. #dadddc
  9. #e6e8e7
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838d89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838d89
  2. #838c88
  3. #828a87
  4. #828986
  5. #828885
  6. #828785
  7. #818584
  8. #818483
  9. #818382
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8c89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #818d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #828d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838d89 {
  color: #838d89;
}
Background
.bg-838d89 {
  background-color: #838d89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838d89 {
  border: 2px solid #838d89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838d89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 141 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 156 4% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838d89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838d89, #838c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838d89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 141 137 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.02 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.04 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.45 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.45 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.46 #7c7276 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#838d89  rgb(131, 141, 137)  hsl(156, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8387  rgb(141, 131, 135)  hsl(336, 4%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#89838d  rgb(137, 131, 141)  hsl(276, 4%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8d8983  rgb(141, 137, 131)  hsl(36, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray