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#838D8F

#838d8f ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838d8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.39% cyan, 1.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 5.08% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2586

Complementary

  1. #838d8f
  2. #8f8583

Split complementary

  1. #838d8f
  2. #8f8387
  3. #8f8b83

Analogous

  1. #838f8b
  2. #838d8f
  3. #83878f

Triadic

  1. #838d8f
  2. #8f838d
  3. #8d8f83

Tetradic

  1. #838d8f
  2. #85838f
  3. #8f8583
  4. #8d8f83

Square

  1. #838d8f
  2. #8b838f
  3. #8f8583
  4. #878f83

Monochromatic

  1. #393f40
  2. #5e6668
  3. #838d8f
  4. #abb2b3
  5. #d3d7d8

Shades

#838d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838d8f
  2. #767f81
  3. #697172
  4. #5c6364
  5. #4f5556
  6. #424748
  7. #343839
  8. #272a2b
  9. #1a1c1d
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#838d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838d8f
  2. #8f989a
  3. #9ca4a5
  4. #a8afb1
  5. #b5bbbc
  6. #c1c6c7
  7. #cdd1d2
  8. #dadddd
  9. #e6e8e9
  10. #f3f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838d8f
  2. #838c8e
  3. #828a8c
  4. #82898b
  5. #828889
  6. #828788
  7. #818586
  8. #818485
  9. #818383
  10. #808182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8c8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898a8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #808e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888c8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878b8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #818e8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838d8f {
  color: #838d8f;
}
Background
.bg-838d8f {
  background-color: #838d8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838d8f {
  border: 2px solid #838d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 141 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 5% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838d8f, #83878f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 141 143 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.54 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.25 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.20 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.20 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.19 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.19 #7c7270 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#838d8f  rgb(131, 141, 143)  hsl(190, 5%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8f8583  rgb(143, 133, 131)  hsl(10, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8f838d  rgb(143, 131, 141)  hsl(310, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8d8f83  rgb(141, 143, 131)  hsl(70, 5%, 54%)  Battleship Gray