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#8A8882

#8a8882 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8882 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, 53.33% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 5.8% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 3.31% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.2462

Complementary

  1. #8a8882
  2. #82848a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8882
  2. #82888a
  3. #84828a

Analogous

  1. #8a8482
  2. #8a8882
  3. #888a82

Triadic

  1. #8a8882
  2. #828a88
  3. #88828a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8882
  2. #848a82
  3. #82848a
  4. #88828a

Square

  1. #8a8882
  2. #828a84
  3. #82848a
  4. #8a8288

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a38
  2. #63615d
  3. #8a8882
  4. #afaeaa
  5. #d4d3d1

Shades

#8a8882 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8882
  2. #7c7a75
  3. #6e6d68
  4. #615f5b
  5. #53524e
  6. #454441
  7. #373634
  8. #292927
  9. #1c1b1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8882 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8882
  2. #96948f
  3. #a1a09b
  4. #adaca8
  5. #b9b8b4
  6. #c5c4c1
  7. #d0cfcd
  8. #dcdbda
  9. #e8e7e6
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8882 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8882
  2. #898782
  3. #888682
  4. #878681
  5. #868581
  6. #858481
  7. #848381
  8. #838281
  9. #828280
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898882 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8882 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c8786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8882 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8882 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b8785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8882 {
  color: #8a8882;
}
Background
.bg-8a8882 {
  background-color: #8a8882;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8882 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8882;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8882;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 136 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 3% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8882 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8882, #888a82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8882 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 136 130 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.65 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.40 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.40 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.74 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.08 #75777d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8882  rgb(138, 136, 130)  hsl(45, 3%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#82848a  rgb(130, 132, 138)  hsl(225, 3%, 53%)  Gray
#828a88  rgb(130, 138, 136)  hsl(165, 3%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#88828a  rgb(136, 130, 138)  hsl(285, 3%, 53%)  Taupe Gray