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#888D87

#888d87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888d87 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, 55.29% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.26% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 110°, with 2.56% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2603

Complementary

  1. #888d87
  2. #8c878d

Split complementary

  1. #888d87
  2. #89878d
  3. #8d878b

Analogous

  1. #8b8d87
  2. #888d87
  3. #878d89

Triadic

  1. #888d87
  2. #87888d
  3. #8d8788

Tetradic

  1. #888d87
  2. #878d8c
  3. #8c878d
  4. #8d8788

Square

  1. #888d87
  2. #878b8d
  3. #8c878d
  4. #8d8987

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3f3c
  2. #626661
  3. #888d87
  4. #afb2ae
  5. #d6d8d5

Shades

#888d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888d87
  2. #7a7f7a
  3. #6d716c
  4. #5f635f
  5. #525551
  6. #444744
  7. #363836
  8. #292a29
  9. #1b1c1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888d87
  2. #949893
  3. #a0a49f
  4. #acafab
  5. #b8bbb7
  6. #c4c6c3
  7. #cfd1cf
  8. #dbdddb
  9. #e7e8e7
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888d87
  2. #878c86
  3. #868a86
  4. #868985
  5. #858884
  6. #848784
  7. #838583
  8. #828482
  9. #828381
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8c87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8c87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8c87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888d87 {
  color: #888d87;
}
Background
.bg-888d87 {
  background-color: #888d87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888d87 {
  border: 2px solid #888d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 141 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888d87, #878d89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 141 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.61 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.09 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.44 #777278 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888d87  rgb(136, 141, 135)  hsl(110, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8c878d  rgb(140, 135, 141)  hsl(290, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#87888d  rgb(135, 136, 141)  hsl(230, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8d8788  rgb(141, 135, 136)  hsl(350, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray