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#888989

#888989 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888989 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, 53.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.42% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2493

Complementary

  1. #888989
  2. #898888

Split complementary

  1. #888989
  2. #898889
  3. #898988

Analogous

  1. #888989
  2. #888989
  3. #888989

Triadic

  1. #888989
  2. #898889
  3. #898988

Tetradic

  1. #888989
  2. #888889
  3. #898888
  4. #898988

Square

  1. #888989
  2. #898889
  3. #898888
  4. #898988

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3c3c
  2. #626363
  3. #888989
  4. #aeafaf
  5. #d5d5d5

Shades

#888989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888989
  2. #7a7b7b
  3. #6d6e6e
  4. #5f6060
  5. #525252
  6. #444545
  7. #363737
  8. #292929
  9. #1b1b1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888989
  2. #949595
  3. #a0a1a1
  4. #acacac
  5. #b8b8b8
  6. #c4c4c4
  7. #cfd0d0
  8. #dbdcdc
  9. #e7e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888989
  2. #878888
  3. #868787
  4. #868686
  5. #858585
  6. #848585
  7. #838484
  8. #828383
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898989 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888989 {
  color: #888989;
}
Background
.bg-888989 {
  background-color: #888989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888989 {
  border: 2px solid #888989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 137 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 0% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888989, #888989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 137 137 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.28 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.88 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.01 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.01 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.47 #777676 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888989  rgb(136, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#898888  rgb(137, 136, 136)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#898889  rgb(137, 136, 137)  hsl(300, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#898988  rgb(137, 137, 136)  hsl(60, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray