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#8A8A8C

#8a8a8c ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8a8c 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, 54.12% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.43% cyan, 1.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.86% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.2547

Complementary

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #8c8c8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #8c8b8a
  3. #8b8c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a8b8c
  2. #8a8a8c
  3. #8b8a8c

Triadic

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #8c8a8a
  3. #8a8c8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #8c8a8c
  3. #8c8c8a
  4. #8a8c8a

Square

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #8c8a8b
  3. #8c8c8a
  4. #8a8c8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e3f
  2. #646466
  3. #8a8a8c
  4. #b1b1b2
  5. #d7d7d8

Shades

#8a8a8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #7c7c7e
  3. #6e6e70
  4. #616162
  5. #535354
  6. #454546
  7. #373738
  8. #29292a
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #969698
  3. #a1a1a3
  4. #adadaf
  5. #b9b9ba
  6. #c5c5c6
  7. #d0d0d1
  8. #dcdcdd
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a8c
  2. #89898b
  3. #88888a
  4. #878788
  5. #868687
  6. #858586
  7. #848485
  8. #838384
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8a8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a8c {
  color: #8a8a8c;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a8c {
  background-color: #8a8a8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a8c {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a8c, #8b8a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 140 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.76 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.68 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.68 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.31 #757573 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8a8c  rgb(138, 138, 140)  hsl(240, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8c8a  rgb(140, 140, 138)  hsl(60, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8a8a  rgb(140, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8c8a  rgb(138, 140, 138)  hsl(120, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray