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#898575

#898575 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898575 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 52.16% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.92% magenta, 14.6% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 7.87% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.2338

Complementary

  1. #898575
  2. #757989

Split complementary

  1. #898575
  2. #758389
  3. #7b7589

Analogous

  1. #897b75
  2. #898575
  3. #838975

Triadic

  1. #898575
  2. #758985
  3. #857589

Tetradic

  1. #898575
  2. #798975
  3. #757989
  4. #857589

Square

  1. #898575
  2. #75897b
  3. #757989
  4. #897583

Monochromatic

  1. #36352f
  2. #605d52
  3. #898575
  4. #aca99e
  5. #d0cec7

Shades

#898575 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898575
  2. #7b7869
  3. #6e6a5e
  4. #605d52
  5. #525046
  6. #45433b
  7. #37352f
  8. #292823
  9. #1b1b17
  10. #0e0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#898575 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898575
  2. #959183
  3. #a19d91
  4. #acaa9e
  5. #b8b6ac
  6. #c4c2ba
  7. #d0cec8
  8. #dcdad6
  9. #e7e7e3
  10. #f3f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898575 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898575
  2. #888576
  3. #878477
  4. #868478
  5. #858379
  6. #85837b
  7. #84827c
  8. #83827d
  9. #82817e
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86857f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8575 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c8280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898575 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b837c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898575 {
  color: #898575;
}
Background
.bg-898575 {
  background-color: #898575;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898575 {
  border: 2px solid #898575;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898575;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 133 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898575 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898575, #838975);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898575 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 133 117 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.67 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.97 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.15 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.32 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.57 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.50 #767a8a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#898575  rgb(137, 133, 117)  hsl(48, 8%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#757989  rgb(117, 121, 137)  hsl(228, 8%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#758985  rgb(117, 137, 133)  hsl(168, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#857589  rgb(133, 117, 137)  hsl(288, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender