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#858D87

#858d87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#858d87 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, 55.29% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.26% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 3.39% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #858d87
  2. #8d858b

Split complementary

  1. #858d87
  2. #8b858d
  3. #8d8587

Analogous

  1. #878d85
  2. #858d87
  3. #858d8b

Triadic

  1. #858d87
  2. #87858d
  3. #8d8785

Tetradic

  1. #858d87
  2. #858b8d
  3. #8d858b
  4. #8d8785

Square

  1. #858d87
  2. #85878d
  3. #8d858b
  4. #8d8b85

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3f3b
  2. #5f6661
  3. #858d87
  4. #adb2ae
  5. #d4d7d5

Shades

#858d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #858d87
  2. #787f7a
  3. #6a716c
  4. #5d635f
  5. #505551
  6. #434744
  7. #353836
  8. #282a29
  9. #1b1c1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#858d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #858d87
  2. #919893
  3. #9da49f
  4. #aaafab
  5. #b6bbb7
  6. #c2c6c3
  7. #ced1cf
  8. #dadddb
  9. #e7e8e7
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#858d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #858d87
  2. #858c86
  3. #848a86
  4. #848985
  5. #838884
  6. #838784
  7. #828583
  8. #828482
  9. #818381
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8c87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #848d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8c87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898c87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-858d87 {
  color: #858d87;
}
Background
.bg-858d87 {
  background-color: #858d87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-858d87 {
  border: 2px solid #858d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #858d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 141 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-858d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #858d87, #858d8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-858d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 141 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.52 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.96 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.96 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.97 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.13 #7a7278 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#858d87  rgb(133, 141, 135)  hsl(135, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d858b  rgb(141, 133, 139)  hsl(315, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#87858d  rgb(135, 133, 141)  hsl(255, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8d8785  rgb(141, 135, 133)  hsl(15, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray