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#8A8B87

#8a8b87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8b87 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, 54.51% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 1.69% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2562

Complementary

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #88878b

Split complementary

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #87888b
  3. #8a878b

Analogous

  1. #8b8a87
  2. #8a8b87
  3. #888b87

Triadic

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #878a8b
  3. #8b878a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #878b88
  3. #88878b
  4. #8b878a

Square

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #878b8a
  3. #88878b
  4. #8b8788

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e3b
  2. #646461
  3. #8a8b87
  4. #b0b1ae
  5. #d6d6d5

Shades

#8a8b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #7c7d7a
  3. #6e6f6c
  4. #61615f
  5. #535351
  6. #454644
  7. #373836
  8. #292a29
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #969793
  3. #a1a29f
  4. #adaeab
  5. #b9b9b7
  6. #c5c5c3
  7. #d0d1cf
  8. #dcdcdb
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8b87
  2. #898a86
  3. #888986
  4. #878885
  5. #868784
  6. #858684
  7. #848483
  8. #838382
  9. #828281
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8a87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8b87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8b87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8b87 {
  color: #8a8b87;
}
Background
.bg-8a8b87 {
  background-color: #8a8b87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8b87 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 139 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 2% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8b87, #888b87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 139 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.75 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.57 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.02 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.15 #757478 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8b87  rgb(138, 139, 135)  hsl(75, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#88878b  rgb(136, 135, 139)  hsl(255, 2%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#878a8b  rgb(135, 138, 139)  hsl(195, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b878a  rgb(139, 135, 138)  hsl(315, 2%, 54%)  Taupe Gray