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#8A8773

#8a8773 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8773 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, 52.94% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.17% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 52.17°, with 9.09% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 8.23.

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Relative luminance0.2397

Complementary

  1. #8a8773
  2. #73768a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8773
  2. #73828a
  3. #7c738a

Analogous

  1. #8a7c73
  2. #8a8773
  3. #828a73

Triadic

  1. #8a8773
  2. #738a87
  3. #87738a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8773
  2. #768a73
  3. #73768a
  4. #87738a

Square

  1. #8a8773
  2. #738a7c
  3. #73768a
  4. #8a7382

Monochromatic

  1. #37352d
  2. #605e50
  3. #8a8773
  4. #adab9d
  5. #d0cec6

Shades

#8a8773 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8773
  2. #7c7a68
  3. #6e6c5c
  4. #615f51
  5. #535145
  6. #45443a
  7. #37362e
  8. #292923
  9. #1c1b17
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8773 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8773
  2. #969381
  3. #a19f8f
  4. #adab9d
  5. #b9b7ab
  6. #c5c3b9
  7. #d0cfc7
  8. #dcdbd5
  9. #e8e7e3
  10. #f3f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8773 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8773
  2. #898674
  3. #888676
  4. #878577
  5. #868478
  6. #85847a
  7. #84837b
  8. #83827c
  9. #82817d
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88877f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8672 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8672 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c857c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8773 {
  color: #8a8773;
}
Background
.bg-8a8773 {
  background-color: #8a8773;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8773 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8773;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8773;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 135 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 9% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8773 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8773, #828a73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8773 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 135 115 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.23 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.60 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.70 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.63 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 13.91 #75788c Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8773  rgb(138, 135, 115)  hsl(52, 9%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#73768a  rgb(115, 118, 138)  hsl(232, 9%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#738a87  rgb(115, 138, 135)  hsl(172, 9%, 50%)  Xanadu
#87738a  rgb(135, 115, 138)  hsl(292, 9%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink