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#859596

#859596 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859596 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, 58.43% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.33% cyan, 0.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 7.49% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 8.63.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2868

Complementary

  1. #859596
  2. #968685

Split complementary

  1. #859596
  2. #96858c
  3. #968e85

Analogous

  1. #85968e
  2. #859596
  3. #858c96

Triadic

  1. #859596
  2. #968595
  3. #959685

Tetradic

  1. #859596
  2. #868596
  3. #968685
  4. #959685

Square

  1. #859596
  2. #8e8596
  3. #968685
  4. #8c9685

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4546
  2. #606e6f
  3. #859596
  4. #aeb9b9
  5. #d7dcdd

Shades

#859596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859596
  2. #788687
  3. #6a7778
  4. #5d6869
  5. #50595a
  6. #434b4b
  7. #353c3c
  8. #282d2d
  9. #1b1e1e
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#859596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859596
  2. #91a0a1
  3. #9daaab
  4. #aab5b6
  5. #b6bfc0
  6. #c2cacb
  7. #ced5d5
  8. #dadfe0
  9. #e7eaea
  10. #f3f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859596
  2. #859394
  3. #849192
  4. #848f8f
  5. #838d8d
  6. #838b8b
  7. #828889
  8. #828687
  9. #818484
  10. #818282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929396 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9296 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859596 {
  color: #859596;
}
Background
.bg-859596 {
  background-color: #859596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859596 {
  border: 2px solid #859596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 7% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859596, #858c96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.63 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.96 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.60 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.18 #7a6a69 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#859596  rgb(133, 149, 150)  hsl(184, 7%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#968685  rgb(150, 134, 133)  hsl(4, 7%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#968595  rgb(150, 133, 149)  hsl(304, 7%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#959685  rgb(149, 150, 133)  hsl(64, 7%, 55%)  Battleship Gray