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#868C8B

#868c8b ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868c8b 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, 54.9% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.71% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 170°, with 2.54% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2569

Complementary

  1. #868c8b
  2. #8c8687

Split complementary

  1. #868c8b
  2. #8c868a
  3. #8c8886

Analogous

  1. #868c88
  2. #868c8b
  3. #868a8c

Triadic

  1. #868c8b
  2. #8b868c
  3. #8c8b86

Tetradic

  1. #868c8b
  2. #86878c
  3. #8c8687
  4. #8c8b86

Square

  1. #868c8b
  2. #88868c
  3. #8c8687
  4. #8a8c86

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3e3e
  2. #606564
  3. #868c8b
  4. #adb1b1
  5. #d4d7d6

Shades

#868c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868c8b
  2. #797e7d
  3. #6b706f
  4. #5e6261
  5. #505453
  6. #434646
  7. #363838
  8. #282a2a
  9. #1b1c1c
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#868c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868c8b
  2. #929897
  3. #9ea3a2
  4. #aaafae
  5. #b6bab9
  6. #c3c6c5
  7. #cfd1d1
  8. #dbdddc
  9. #e7e8e8
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868c8b
  2. #858b8a
  3. #858a89
  4. #848888
  5. #848787
  6. #838686
  7. #828584
  8. #828483
  9. #818282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888b8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #858c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868c8b {
  color: #868c8b;
}
Background
.bg-868c8b {
  background-color: #868c8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868c8b {
  border: 2px solid #868c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 140 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868c8b, #868a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 140 139 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.12 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.12 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.85 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.88 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.88 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.41 #797374 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#868c8b  rgb(134, 140, 139)  hsl(170, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8687  rgb(140, 134, 135)  hsl(350, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8b868c  rgb(139, 134, 140)  hsl(290, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8c8b86  rgb(140, 139, 134)  hsl(50, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray