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#888E83

#888e83 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888e83 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, 55.69% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.75% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 4.64% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.2622

Complementary

  1. #888e83
  2. #89838e

Split complementary

  1. #888e83
  2. #84838e
  3. #8e838d

Analogous

  1. #8d8e83
  2. #888e83
  3. #838e84

Triadic

  1. #888e83
  2. #83888e
  3. #8e8388

Tetradic

  1. #888e83
  2. #838e89
  3. #89838e
  4. #8e8388

Square

  1. #888e83
  2. #838d8e
  3. #89838e
  4. #8e8483

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3f39
  2. #62675e
  3. #888e83
  4. #aeb2ab
  5. #d5d7d3

Shades

#888e83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888e83
  2. #7a8076
  3. #6d7269
  4. #5f635c
  5. #52554f
  6. #444742
  7. #363934
  8. #292b27
  9. #1b1c1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#888e83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888e83
  2. #94998f
  3. #a0a59c
  4. #acb0a8
  5. #b8bbb5
  6. #c4c7c1
  7. #cfd2cd
  8. #dbddda
  9. #e7e8e6
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888e83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888e83
  2. #878d83
  3. #868b82
  4. #868a82
  5. #858882
  6. #848782
  7. #838681
  8. #828481
  9. #828381
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8c82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8c83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8d83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8d83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888d88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888e83 {
  color: #888e83;
}
Background
.bg-888e83 {
  background-color: #888e83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888e83 {
  border: 2px solid #888e83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888e83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 142 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 5% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888e83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888e83, #838e84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888e83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 142 131 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.59 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.04 #77717c Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#888e83  rgb(136, 142, 131)  hsl(93, 5%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#89838e  rgb(137, 131, 142)  hsl(273, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#83888e  rgb(131, 136, 142)  hsl(213, 5%, 54%)  Gray
#8e8388  rgb(142, 131, 136)  hsl(333, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray