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#898985

#898985 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898985 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, 53.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.92% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.249

Complementary

  1. #898985
  2. #858589

Split complementary

  1. #898985
  2. #858789
  3. #878589

Analogous

  1. #898785
  2. #898985
  3. #878985

Triadic

  1. #898985
  2. #858989
  3. #898589

Tetradic

  1. #898985
  2. #858985
  3. #858589
  4. #898589

Square

  1. #898985
  2. #858987
  3. #858589
  4. #898587

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3b3a
  2. #62625f
  3. #898985
  4. #afafac
  5. #d4d4d3

Shades

#898985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898985
  2. #7b7b78
  3. #6e6e6a
  4. #60605d
  5. #525250
  6. #454543
  7. #373735
  8. #292928
  9. #1b1b1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#898985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898985
  2. #959591
  3. #a1a19d
  4. #acacaa
  5. #b8b8b6
  6. #c4c4c2
  7. #d0d0ce
  8. #dcdcda
  9. #e7e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898985
  2. #888885
  3. #878784
  4. #868684
  5. #858583
  6. #858583
  7. #848482
  8. #838382
  9. #828281
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8985 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898985 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8985 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898985 {
  color: #898985;
}
Background
.bg-898985 {
  background-color: #898985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898985 {
  border: 2px solid #898985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 137 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898985, #878985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 137 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.08 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.95 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.95 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.59 #76767a Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#898985  rgb(137, 137, 133)  hsl(60, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#858589  rgb(133, 133, 137)  hsl(240, 2%, 53%)  Gray
#858989  rgb(133, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#898589  rgb(137, 133, 137)  hsl(300, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray