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#898783

#898783 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898783 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, 52.94% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 4.38% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 2.48% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2429

Complementary

  1. #898783
  2. #838589

Split complementary

  1. #898783
  2. #838889
  3. #848389

Analogous

  1. #898483
  2. #898783
  3. #888983

Triadic

  1. #898783
  2. #838987
  3. #878389

Tetradic

  1. #898783
  2. #858983
  3. #838589
  4. #878389

Square

  1. #898783
  2. #838984
  3. #838589
  4. #898388

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a38
  2. #62615d
  3. #898783
  4. #aeadaa
  5. #d4d3d1

Shades

#898783 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898783
  2. #7b7a76
  3. #6e6c69
  4. #605f5c
  5. #52514f
  6. #454442
  7. #373634
  8. #292927
  9. #1b1b1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#898783 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898783
  2. #95938f
  3. #a19f9c
  4. #acaba8
  5. #b8b7b5
  6. #c4c3c1
  7. #d0cfcd
  8. #dcdbda
  9. #e7e7e6
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898783 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898783
  2. #888683
  3. #878682
  4. #868582
  5. #858482
  6. #858482
  7. #848381
  8. #838281
  9. #828181
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888783 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898783 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888783 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898783 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898783 {
  color: #898783;
}
Background
.bg-898783 {
  background-color: #898783;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898783 {
  border: 2px solid #898783;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898783;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 135 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898783 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898783, #888983);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898783 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 135 131 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.81 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.49 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.49 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.13 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.33 #76787c Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#898783  rgb(137, 135, 131)  hsl(40, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#838589  rgb(131, 133, 137)  hsl(220, 2%, 53%)  Gray
#838987  rgb(131, 137, 135)  hsl(160, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#878389  rgb(135, 131, 137)  hsl(280, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray