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#8A8987

#8a8987 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8987 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, 53.73% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 2.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 1.27% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2504

Complementary

  1. #8a8987
  2. #87888a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8987
  2. #878a8a
  3. #87878a

Analogous

  1. #8a8787
  2. #8a8987
  3. #8a8a87

Triadic

  1. #8a8987
  2. #878a89
  3. #89878a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8987
  2. #888a87
  3. #87888a
  4. #89878a

Square

  1. #8a8987
  2. #878a87
  3. #87888a
  4. #8a878a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c3b
  2. #636361
  3. #8a8987
  4. #b0afae
  5. #d6d5d4

Shades

#8a8987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8987
  2. #7c7b7a
  3. #6e6e6c
  4. #61605f
  5. #535251
  6. #454544
  7. #373736
  8. #292929
  9. #1c1b1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8987
  2. #969593
  3. #a1a19f
  4. #adacab
  5. #b9b8b7
  6. #c5c4c3
  7. #d0d0cf
  8. #dcdcdb
  9. #e8e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8987
  2. #898886
  3. #888786
  4. #878685
  5. #868584
  6. #858584
  7. #848483
  8. #838382
  9. #828281
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b8988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8987 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8987 {
  color: #8a8987;
}
Background
.bg-8a8987 {
  background-color: #8a8987;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8987 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 137 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 1% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8987, #8a8a87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 137 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 1.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.53 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.28 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.54 #757678 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8987  rgb(138, 137, 135)  hsl(40, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#87888a  rgb(135, 136, 138)  hsl(220, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#878a89  rgb(135, 138, 137)  hsl(160, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#89878a  rgb(137, 135, 138)  hsl(280, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray