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#848686

#848686 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#848686 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, 52.55% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2368

Complementary

  1. #848686
  2. #868484

Split complementary

  1. #848686
  2. #868485
  3. #868584

Analogous

  1. #848685
  2. #848686
  3. #848586

Triadic

  1. #848686
  2. #868486
  3. #868684

Tetradic

  1. #848686
  2. #848486
  3. #868484
  4. #868684

Square

  1. #848686
  2. #858486
  3. #868484
  4. #858684

Monochromatic

  1. #383939
  2. #5e6060
  3. #848686
  4. #abacac
  5. #d1d2d2

Shades

#848686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #848686
  2. #777979
  3. #6a6b6b
  4. #5c5e5e
  5. #4f5050
  6. #424343
  7. #353636
  8. #282828
  9. #1a1b1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#848686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #848686
  2. #909292
  3. #9d9e9e
  4. #a9aaaa
  5. #b5b6b6
  6. #c2c3c3
  7. #cecfcf
  8. #dadbdb
  9. #e6e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#848686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #848686
  2. #848585
  3. #838585
  4. #838484
  5. #828484
  6. #828383
  7. #828282
  8. #818282
  9. #818181
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868686 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858586 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #838686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858686 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858686 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-848686 {
  color: #848686;
}
Background
.bg-848686 {
  background-color: #848686;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-848686 {
  border: 2px solid #848686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #848686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 134 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-848686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #848686, #848586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-848686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 134 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.54 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.35 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.38 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.74 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.74 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.84 #7b7979 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#848686  rgb(132, 134, 134)  hsl(180, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868484  rgb(134, 132, 132)  hsl(0, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868486  rgb(134, 132, 134)  hsl(300, 1%, 52%)  Gray
#868684  rgb(134, 134, 132)  hsl(60, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray