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#8A8B88

#8a8b88 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8b88 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.16% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 1.28% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.2565

Complementary

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #89888b

Split complementary

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #88888b
  3. #8a888b

Analogous

  1. #8b8a88
  2. #8a8b88
  3. #888b88

Triadic

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #888a8b
  3. #8b888a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #888b89
  3. #89888b
  4. #8b888a

Square

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #888b8a
  3. #89888b
  4. #8b8888

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e3c
  2. #646562
  3. #8a8b88
  4. #b0b1af
  5. #d6d7d5

Shades

#8a8b88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #7c7d7a
  3. #6e6f6d
  4. #61615f
  5. #535352
  6. #454644
  7. #373836
  8. #292a29
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8b88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #969794
  3. #a1a2a0
  4. #adaeac
  5. #b9b9b8
  6. #c5c5c4
  7. #d0d1cf
  8. #dcdcdb
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8b88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8b88
  2. #898a87
  3. #888986
  4. #878886
  5. #868785
  6. #858684
  7. #848483
  8. #838382
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8b88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8b88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8b88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8b88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8b88 {
  color: #8a8b88;
}
Background
.bg-8a8b88 {
  background-color: #8a8b88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8b88 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8b88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8b88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 139 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 1% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8b88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8b88, #888b88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8b88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 139 136 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.57 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.33 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.33 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.88 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.48 #757477 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8b88  rgb(138, 139, 136)  hsl(80, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#89888b  rgb(137, 136, 139)  hsl(260, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#888a8b  rgb(136, 138, 139)  hsl(200, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b888a  rgb(139, 136, 138)  hsl(320, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray