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#85836E

#85836e ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#85836e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 51.37% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.5% magenta, 17.29% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 9.47% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 8.66.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #85836e
  2. #6e7085

Split complementary

  1. #85836e
  2. #6e7c85
  3. #786e85

Analogous

  1. #85786e
  2. #85836e
  3. #7c856e

Triadic

  1. #85836e
  2. #6e8583
  3. #836e85

Tetradic

  1. #85836e
  2. #70856e
  3. #6e7085
  4. #836e85

Square

  1. #85836e
  2. #6e8578
  3. #6e7085
  4. #856e7c

Monochromatic

  1. #313129
  2. #5b5a4b
  3. #85836e
  4. #a9a797
  5. #cbcac1

Shades

#85836e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85836e
  2. #787663
  3. #6a6958
  4. #5d5c4d
  5. #504f42
  6. #434237
  7. #35342c
  8. #282721
  9. #1b1a16
  10. #0d0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#85836e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85836e
  2. #918f7d
  3. #9d9c8b
  4. #aaa89a
  5. #b6b5a8
  6. #c2c1b7
  7. #cecdc5
  8. #dadad4
  9. #e7e6e2
  10. #f3f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85836e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85836e
  2. #858370
  3. #848272
  4. #848273
  5. #838275
  6. #838277
  7. #828179
  8. #82817b
  9. #81817c
  10. #81807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83827b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87816d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88836f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89807d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86826d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87836e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85836e {
  color: #85836e;
}
Background
.bg-85836e {
  background-color: #85836e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85836e {
  border: 2px solid #85836e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85836e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 131 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 9% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85836e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85836e, #7c856e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85836e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 131 110 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.66 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.12 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.79 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.69 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.95 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.95 #7a7c91 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#85836e  rgb(133, 131, 110)  hsl(55, 9%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#6e7085  rgb(110, 112, 133)  hsl(235, 9%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#6e8583  rgb(110, 133, 131)  hsl(175, 9%, 48%)  Xanadu
#836e85  rgb(131, 110, 133)  hsl(295, 9%, 48%)  Old Lavender