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#888A8D

#888a8d ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888a8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.55% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 2.15% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2533

Complementary

  1. #888a8d
  2. #8d8b88

Split complementary

  1. #888a8d
  2. #8d8888
  3. #8c8d88

Analogous

  1. #888c8d
  2. #888a8d
  3. #88888d

Triadic

  1. #888a8d
  2. #8d888a
  3. #8a8d88

Tetradic

  1. #888a8d
  2. #8b888d
  3. #8d8b88
  4. #8a8d88

Square

  1. #888a8d
  2. #8d888c
  3. #8d8b88
  4. #888d88

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e3f
  2. #626466
  3. #888a8d
  4. #afb0b2
  5. #d6d7d8

Shades

#888a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888a8d
  2. #7a7c7f
  3. #6d6e71
  4. #5f6163
  5. #525355
  6. #444547
  7. #363738
  8. #29292a
  9. #1b1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888a8d
  2. #949698
  3. #a0a1a4
  4. #acadaf
  5. #b8b9bb
  6. #c4c5c6
  7. #cfd0d1
  8. #dbdcdd
  9. #e7e8e8
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888a8d
  2. #87898c
  3. #86888a
  4. #868789
  5. #858688
  6. #848587
  7. #838485
  8. #828384
  9. #828283
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898a8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898a8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888a8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888a8d {
  color: #888a8d;
}
Background
.bg-888a8d {
  background-color: #888a8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888a8d {
  border: 2px solid #888a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 138 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 2% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888a8d, #88888d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 138 141 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.01 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.64 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.64 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.36 #777572 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888a8d  rgb(136, 138, 141)  hsl(216, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8b88  rgb(141, 139, 136)  hsl(36, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d888a  rgb(141, 136, 138)  hsl(336, 2%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8a8d88  rgb(138, 141, 136)  hsl(96, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray