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#898787

#898787 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898787 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.84% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.244

Complementary

  1. #898787
  2. #878989

Split complementary

  1. #898787
  2. #878988
  3. #878889

Analogous

  1. #898788
  2. #898787
  3. #898887

Triadic

  1. #898787
  2. #878987
  3. #878789

Tetradic

  1. #898787
  2. #898987
  3. #878989
  4. #878789

Square

  1. #898787
  2. #888987
  3. #878989
  4. #888789

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3b3b
  2. #636161
  3. #898787
  4. #afaeae
  5. #d5d4d4

Shades

#898787 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898787
  2. #7b7a7a
  3. #6e6c6c
  4. #605f5f
  5. #525151
  6. #454444
  7. #373636
  8. #292929
  9. #1b1b1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#898787 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898787
  2. #959393
  3. #a19f9f
  4. #acabab
  5. #b8b7b7
  6. #c4c3c3
  7. #d0cfcf
  8. #dcdbdb
  9. #e7e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898787 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898787
  2. #888686
  3. #878686
  4. #868585
  5. #858484
  6. #858484
  7. #848383
  8. #838282
  9. #828181
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888887 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888787 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898787 {
  color: #898787;
}
Background
.bg-898787 {
  background-color: #898787;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898787 {
  border: 2px solid #898787;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898787;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 135 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898787 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898787, #898887);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898787 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 135 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.28 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.96 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.96 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.04 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #767878 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#898787  rgb(137, 135, 135)  hsl(0, 1%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#878989  rgb(135, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 1%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#878987  rgb(135, 137, 135)  hsl(120, 1%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#878789  rgb(135, 135, 137)  hsl(240, 1%, 53%)  Battleship Gray