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#87888A

#87888a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#87888a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 53.33% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.17% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.27% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.2459

Complementary

  1. #87888a
  2. #8a8987

Split complementary

  1. #87888a
  2. #8a8787
  3. #8a8a87

Analogous

  1. #878a8a
  2. #87888a
  3. #87878a

Triadic

  1. #87888a
  2. #8a8788
  3. #888a87

Tetradic

  1. #87888a
  2. #89878a
  3. #8a8987
  4. #888a87

Square

  1. #87888a
  2. #8a878a
  3. #8a8987
  4. #878a87

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3c3d
  2. #616263
  3. #87888a
  4. #aeaeb0
  5. #d4d5d6

Shades

#87888a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87888a
  2. #7a7a7c
  3. #6c6d6e
  4. #5f5f61
  5. #515253
  6. #444445
  7. #363637
  8. #292929
  9. #1b1b1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#87888a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87888a
  2. #939496
  3. #9fa0a1
  4. #abacad
  5. #b7b8b9
  6. #c3c4c5
  7. #cfcfd0
  8. #dbdbdc
  9. #e7e7e8
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87888a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87888a
  2. #868789
  3. #868688
  4. #858687
  5. #848586
  6. #848485
  7. #838384
  8. #828283
  9. #818282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87888a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87888a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87888a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87888a {
  color: #87888a;
}
Background
.bg-87888a {
  background-color: #87888a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87888a {
  border: 2px solid #87888a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87888a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 136 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 1% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87888a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87888a, #87878a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87888a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 136 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.75 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.15 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.15 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.14 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.19 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.19 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.62 #787775 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#87888a  rgb(135, 136, 138)  hsl(220, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8987  rgb(138, 137, 135)  hsl(40, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8788  rgb(138, 135, 136)  hsl(340, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#888a87  rgb(136, 138, 135)  hsl(100, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray