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#8A8989

#8a8989 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8989 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.251

Complementary

  1. #8a8989
  2. #898a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8989
  2. #898a89
  3. #89898a

Analogous

  1. #8a8989
  2. #8a8989
  3. #8a8989

Triadic

  1. #8a8989
  2. #898a89
  3. #89898a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8989
  2. #8a8a89
  3. #898a8a
  4. #89898a

Square

  1. #8a8989
  2. #898a89
  3. #898a8a
  4. #89898a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3d3d
  2. #646363
  3. #8a8989
  4. #b0afaf
  5. #d6d6d6

Shades

#8a8989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8989
  2. #7c7b7b
  3. #6e6e6e
  4. #616060
  5. #535252
  6. #454545
  7. #373737
  8. #292929
  9. #1c1b1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8989
  2. #969595
  3. #a1a1a1
  4. #adacac
  5. #b9b8b8
  6. #c5c4c4
  7. #d0d0d0
  8. #dcdcdc
  9. #e8e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8989
  2. #898888
  3. #888787
  4. #878686
  5. #868585
  6. #858585
  7. #848484
  8. #838383
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898989 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8989 {
  color: #8a8989;
}
Background
.bg-8a8989 {
  background-color: #8a8989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8989 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 137 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8989, #8a8989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 137 137 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.43 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.43 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.91 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.68 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.68 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.12 #757676 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8989  rgb(138, 137, 137)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#898a8a  rgb(137, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#898a89  rgb(137, 138, 137)  hsl(120, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#89898a  rgb(137, 137, 138)  hsl(240, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray