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#858586

#858586 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#858586 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, 52.16% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.75% cyan, 0.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.41% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.2348

Complementary

  1. #858586
  2. #868685

Split complementary

  1. #858586
  2. #868585
  3. #858685

Analogous

  1. #858586
  2. #858586
  3. #858586

Triadic

  1. #858586
  2. #868585
  3. #858685

Tetradic

  1. #858586
  2. #868586
  3. #868685
  4. #858685

Square

  1. #858586
  2. #868585
  3. #868685
  4. #858685

Monochromatic

  1. #393939
  2. #5f5f60
  3. #858586
  4. #ababac
  5. #d2d2d2

Shades

#858586 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #858586
  2. #787879
  3. #6a6a6b
  4. #5d5d5e
  5. #505050
  6. #434343
  7. #353536
  8. #282828
  9. #1b1b1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#858586 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #858586
  2. #919192
  3. #9d9d9e
  4. #aaaaaa
  5. #b6b6b6
  6. #c2c2c3
  7. #cececf
  8. #dadadb
  9. #e7e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#858586 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #858586
  2. #858585
  3. #848485
  4. #848484
  5. #838384
  6. #838383
  7. #828282
  8. #828282
  9. #818181
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858586 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858586 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858586 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858586 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #858586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-858586 {
  color: #858586;
}
Background
.bg-858586 {
  background-color: #858586;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-858586 {
  border: 2px solid #858586;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #858586;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 133 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 0% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-858586 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #858586, #858586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-858586 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 133 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.87 #808080 Gray ΔE 1.98 #808080 Grey ΔE 1.98 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.91 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.86 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.86 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.89 #7a7a79 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#858586  rgb(133, 133, 134)  hsl(240, 0%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868685  rgb(134, 134, 133)  hsl(60, 0%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868585  rgb(134, 133, 133)  hsl(0, 0%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#858685  rgb(133, 134, 133)  hsl(120, 0%, 52%)  Battleship Gray