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#88877E

#88877e ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#88877e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 52.94% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.74% magenta, 7.35% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 4.03% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #88877e
  2. #7e7f88

Split complementary

  1. #88877e
  2. #7e8488
  3. #827e88

Analogous

  1. #88827e
  2. #88877e
  3. #84887e

Triadic

  1. #88877e
  2. #7e8887
  3. #877e88

Tetradic

  1. #88877e
  2. #7f887e
  3. #7e7f88
  4. #877e88

Square

  1. #88877e
  2. #7e8882
  3. #7e7f88
  4. #887e84

Monochromatic

  1. #393834
  2. #606059
  3. #88877e
  4. #adaca6
  5. #d1d1ce

Shades

#88877e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88877e
  2. #7a7a71
  3. #6d6c65
  4. #5f5f58
  5. #52514c
  6. #44443f
  7. #363632
  8. #292926
  9. #1b1b19
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#88877e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88877e
  2. #94938b
  3. #a09f98
  4. #acaba5
  5. #b8b7b2
  6. #c4c3bf
  7. #cfcfcb
  8. #dbdbd8
  9. #e7e7e5
  10. #f3f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88877e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88877e
  2. #87867e
  3. #86867e
  4. #86857f
  5. #85847f
  6. #84847f
  7. #83837f
  8. #82827f
  9. #828180
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89867e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89877e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89877e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89877e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88877e {
  color: #88877e;
}
Background
.bg-88877e {
  background-color: #88877e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-88877e {
  border: 2px solid #88877e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88877e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 135 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 4% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88877e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88877e, #84887e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88877e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 135 126 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.74 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.64 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.08 #777881 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#88877e  rgb(136, 135, 126)  hsl(54, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7e7f88  rgb(126, 127, 136)  hsl(234, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7e8887  rgb(126, 136, 135)  hsl(174, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#877e88  rgb(135, 126, 136)  hsl(294, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray