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#848989

#848989 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#848989 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, 53.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 2.07% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.246

Complementary

  1. #848989
  2. #898484

Split complementary

  1. #848989
  2. #898487
  3. #898784

Analogous

  1. #848987
  2. #848989
  3. #848789

Triadic

  1. #848989
  2. #898489
  3. #898984

Tetradic

  1. #848989
  2. #848489
  3. #898484
  4. #898984

Square

  1. #848989
  2. #878489
  3. #898484
  4. #878984

Monochromatic

  1. #393b3b
  2. #5e6262
  3. #848989
  4. #abaeae
  5. #d2d4d4

Shades

#848989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #848989
  2. #777b7b
  3. #6a6e6e
  4. #5c6060
  5. #4f5252
  6. #424545
  7. #353737
  8. #282929
  9. #1a1b1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#848989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #848989
  2. #909595
  3. #9da1a1
  4. #a9acac
  5. #b5b8b8
  6. #c2c4c4
  7. #ced0d0
  8. #dadcdc
  9. #e6e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#848989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #848989
  2. #848888
  3. #838787
  4. #838686
  5. #828585
  6. #828585
  7. #828484
  8. #818383
  9. #818282
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888889 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #838989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #838989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-848989 {
  color: #848989;
}
Background
.bg-848989 {
  background-color: #848989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-848989 {
  border: 2px solid #848989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #848989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 137 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-848989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #848989, #848789);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-848989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 137 137 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.01 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.96 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.96 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.73 #7b7676 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#848989  rgb(132, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#898484  rgb(137, 132, 132)  hsl(0, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#898489  rgb(137, 132, 137)  hsl(300, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#898984  rgb(137, 137, 132)  hsl(60, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray