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#868A8A

#868a8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868a8a 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, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.68% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2508

Complementary

  1. #868a8a
  2. #8a8686

Split complementary

  1. #868a8a
  2. #8a8688
  3. #8a8886

Analogous

  1. #868a88
  2. #868a8a
  3. #86888a

Triadic

  1. #868a8a
  2. #8a868a
  3. #8a8a86

Tetradic

  1. #868a8a
  2. #86868a
  3. #8a8686
  4. #8a8a86

Square

  1. #868a8a
  2. #88868a
  3. #8a8686
  4. #888a86

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3c3c
  2. #606363
  3. #868a8a
  4. #adb0b0
  5. #d4d5d5

Shades

#868a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868a8a
  2. #797c7c
  3. #6b6e6e
  4. #5e6161
  5. #505353
  6. #434545
  7. #363737
  8. #282929
  9. #1b1c1c
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#868a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868a8a
  2. #929696
  3. #9ea1a1
  4. #aaadad
  5. #b6b9b9
  6. #c3c5c5
  7. #cfd0d0
  8. #dbdcdc
  9. #e7e8e8
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868a8a
  2. #858989
  3. #858888
  4. #848787
  5. #848686
  6. #838585
  7. #828484
  8. #828383
  9. #818282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898a8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89898a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88898a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #858a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868a8a {
  color: #868a8a;
}
Background
.bg-868a8a {
  background-color: #868a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868a8a {
  border: 2px solid #868a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868a8a, #86888a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.99 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.47 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.47 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.02 #797575 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#868a8a  rgb(134, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8686  rgb(138, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8a868a  rgb(138, 134, 138)  hsl(300, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8a8a86  rgb(138, 138, 134)  hsl(60, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray