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#868481

#868481 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868481 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 51.76% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.49% magenta, 3.73% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 2.02% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.2316

Complementary

  1. #868481
  2. #818386

Split complementary

  1. #868481
  2. #818586
  3. #828186

Analogous

  1. #868281
  2. #868481
  3. #858681

Triadic

  1. #868481
  2. #818684
  3. #848186

Tetradic

  1. #868481
  2. #838681
  3. #818386
  4. #848186

Square

  1. #868481
  2. #818682
  3. #818386
  4. #868185

Monochromatic

  1. #383736
  2. #5f5e5b
  3. #868481
  4. #abaaa8
  5. #d1d0cf

Shades

#868481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868481
  2. #797774
  3. #6b6a67
  4. #5e5c5a
  5. #504f4d
  6. #434241
  7. #363534
  8. #282827
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#868481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868481
  2. #92908e
  3. #9e9d9a
  4. #aaa9a7
  5. #b6b5b3
  6. #c3c2c0
  7. #cfcecd
  8. #dbdad9
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868481
  2. #858481
  3. #858381
  4. #848381
  5. #848281
  6. #838281
  7. #828280
  8. #828180
  9. #818180
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858481 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858481 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858481 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868481 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868481 {
  color: #868481;
}
Background
.bg-868481 {
  background-color: #868481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868481 {
  border: 2px solid #868481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 132 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 2% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868481, #858681);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 132 129 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.41 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.41 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.10 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.97 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.97 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.09 #797b7e Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#868481  rgb(134, 132, 129)  hsl(36, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#818386  rgb(129, 131, 134)  hsl(216, 2%, 52%)  Gray
#818684  rgb(129, 134, 132)  hsl(156, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#848186  rgb(132, 129, 134)  hsl(276, 2%, 52%)  Taupe Gray