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#888B85

#888b85 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888b85 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, 54.51% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 2.52% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2539

Complementary

  1. #888b85
  2. #88858b

Split complementary

  1. #888b85
  2. #85858b
  3. #8b858b

Analogous

  1. #8b8b85
  2. #888b85
  3. #858b85

Triadic

  1. #888b85
  2. #85888b
  3. #8b8588

Tetradic

  1. #888b85
  2. #858b88
  3. #88858b
  4. #8b8588

Square

  1. #888b85
  2. #858b8b
  3. #88858b
  4. #8b8585

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3d3a
  2. #62645f
  3. #888b85
  4. #aeb0ac
  5. #d4d6d3

Shades

#888b85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888b85
  2. #7a7d78
  3. #6d6f6a
  4. #5f615d
  5. #525350
  6. #444643
  7. #363835
  8. #292a28
  9. #1b1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#888b85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888b85
  2. #949791
  3. #a0a29d
  4. #acaeaa
  5. #b8b9b6
  6. #c4c5c2
  7. #cfd1ce
  8. #dbdcda
  9. #e7e8e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888b85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888b85
  2. #878a85
  3. #868984
  4. #868884
  5. #858783
  6. #848683
  7. #838482
  8. #828382
  9. #828281
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8a85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8a85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8a85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8a85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888b88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888b85 {
  color: #888b85;
}
Background
.bg-888b85 {
  background-color: #888b85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888b85 {
  border: 2px solid #888b85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888b85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 139 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 3% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888b85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888b85, #858b85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888b85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 139 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.68 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.42 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.42 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.64 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.69 #77747a Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888b85  rgb(136, 139, 133)  hsl(90, 3%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#88858b  rgb(136, 133, 139)  hsl(270, 3%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#85888b  rgb(133, 136, 139)  hsl(210, 3%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8588  rgb(139, 133, 136)  hsl(330, 3%, 53%)  Taupe Gray