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#848486

#848486 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#848486 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 51.76% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 1.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.82% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #848486
  2. #868684

Split complementary

  1. #848486
  2. #868584
  3. #858684

Analogous

  1. #848586
  2. #848486
  3. #858486

Triadic

  1. #848486
  2. #868484
  3. #848684

Tetradic

  1. #848486
  2. #868486
  3. #868684
  4. #848684

Square

  1. #848486
  2. #868485
  3. #868684
  4. #848685

Monochromatic

  1. #383839
  2. #5e5e60
  3. #848486
  4. #ababac
  5. #d1d1d2

Shades

#848486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #848486
  2. #777779
  3. #6a6a6b
  4. #5c5c5e
  5. #4f4f50
  6. #424243
  7. #353536
  8. #282828
  9. #1a1a1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#848486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #848486
  2. #909092
  3. #9d9d9e
  4. #a9a9aa
  5. #b5b5b6
  6. #c2c2c3
  7. #cececf
  8. #dadadb
  9. #e6e6e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#848486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #848486
  2. #848485
  3. #838385
  4. #838384
  5. #828284
  6. #828283
  7. #828282
  8. #818182
  9. #818181
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848486 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848486 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #848485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848486 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-848486 {
  color: #848486;
}
Background
.bg-848486 {
  background-color: #848486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-848486 {
  border: 2px solid #848486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #848486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 132 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-848486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #848486, #858486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-848486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 132 134 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 1.96 #808080 Grey ΔE 1.96 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.42 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.64 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.49 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.57 #7b7b79 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Gray
#848486  rgb(132, 132, 134)  hsl(240, 1%, 52%)  Gray
#868684  rgb(134, 134, 132)  hsl(60, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868484  rgb(134, 132, 132)  hsl(0, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#848684  rgb(132, 134, 132)  hsl(120, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray