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#8A847C

#8a847c ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a847c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 51.76% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.35% magenta, 10.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 34.29°, with 5.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #8a847c
  2. #7c828a

Split complementary

  1. #8a847c
  2. #7c898a
  3. #7d7c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a7d7c
  2. #8a847c
  3. #898a7c

Triadic

  1. #8a847c
  2. #7c8a84
  3. #847c8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a847c
  2. #828a7c
  3. #7c828a
  4. #847c8a

Square

  1. #8a847c
  2. #7c8a7d
  3. #7c828a
  4. #8a7c89

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3733
  2. #625d58
  3. #8a847c
  4. #aeaaa4
  5. #d2d0cd

Shades

#8a847c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a847c
  2. #7c7770
  3. #6e6a63
  4. #615c57
  5. #534f4a
  6. #45423e
  7. #373532
  8. #292825
  9. #1c1a19
  10. #0e0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a847c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a847c
  2. #969089
  3. #a19d96
  4. #ada9a3
  5. #b9b5b0
  6. #c5c2be
  7. #d0cecb
  8. #dcdad8
  9. #e8e6e5
  10. #f3f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a847c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a847c
  2. #89847c
  3. #88837d
  4. #87837d
  5. #86827e
  6. #85827e
  7. #84827e
  8. #83817f
  9. #82817f
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86847c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88857c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d8282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88847c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89857c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c837f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a847c {
  color: #8a847c;
}
Background
.bg-8a847c {
  background-color: #8a847c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a847c {
  border: 2px solid #8a847c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a847c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 132 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a847c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a847c, #898a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a847c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 132 124 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.93 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.02 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.90 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.13 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.99 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.99 #757b83 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a847c  rgb(138, 132, 124)  hsl(34, 6%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7c828a  rgb(124, 130, 138)  hsl(214, 6%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#7c8a84  rgb(124, 138, 132)  hsl(154, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu
#847c8a  rgb(132, 124, 138)  hsl(274, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray