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#888A87

#888a87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888a87 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, 54.12% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 100°, 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.2516

Complementary

  1. #888a87
  2. #89878a

Split complementary

  1. #888a87
  2. #87878a
  3. #8a878a

Analogous

  1. #8a8a87
  2. #888a87
  3. #878a87

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #888a87
  2. #878a89
  3. #89878a
  4. #8a8788

Square

  1. #888a87
  2. #878a8a
  3. #89878a
  4. #8a8787

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3d3b
  2. #626361
  3. #888a87
  4. #aeb0ae
  5. #d5d6d4

Shades

#888a87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888a87
  2. #7a7c7a
  3. #6d6e6c
  4. #5f615f
  5. #525351
  6. #444544
  7. #363736
  8. #292929
  9. #1b1c1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888a87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888a87
  2. #949693
  3. #a0a19f
  4. #acadab
  5. #b8b9b7
  6. #c4c5c3
  7. #cfd0cf
  8. #dbdcdb
  9. #e7e8e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888a87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888a87
  2. #878986
  3. #868886
  4. #868785
  5. #858684
  6. #848584
  7. #838483
  8. #828382
  9. #828281
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898a87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898a87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888a88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888a87 {
  color: #888a87;
}
Background
.bg-888a87 {
  background-color: #888a87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888a87 {
  border: 2px solid #888a87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888a87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 138 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 1% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888a87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888a87, #878a87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888a87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 138 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.40 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.12 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.12 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.82 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.36 #777578 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888a87  rgb(136, 138, 135)  hsl(100, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#89878a  rgb(137, 135, 138)  hsl(280, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#87888a  rgb(135, 136, 138)  hsl(220, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8788  rgb(138, 135, 136)  hsl(340, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray