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#8A8B8A

#8a8b8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8b8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.43% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.257

Complementary

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8b8a8b

Split complementary

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8a8a8b
  3. #8b8a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8a8b8a
  3. #8a8b8a

Triadic

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8a8a8b
  3. #8b8a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8a8b8b
  3. #8b8a8b
  4. #8b8a8a

Square

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #8a8a8b
  3. #8b8a8b
  4. #8b8a8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e3e
  2. #646564
  3. #8a8b8a
  4. #b0b1b0
  5. #d7d7d7

Shades

#8a8b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #7c7d7c
  3. #6e6f6e
  4. #616161
  5. #535353
  6. #454645
  7. #373837
  8. #292a29
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #969796
  3. #a1a2a1
  4. #adaead
  5. #b9b9b9
  6. #c5c5c5
  7. #d0d1d0
  8. #dcdcdc
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8b8a
  2. #898a89
  3. #888988
  4. #878887
  5. #868786
  6. #858685
  7. #848484
  8. #838383
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8b8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8b8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8b8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8b8a {
  color: #8a8b8a;
}
Background
.bg-8a8b8a {
  background-color: #8a8b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8b8a {
  border: 2px solid #8a8b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 0% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8b8a, #8a8b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.56 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.01 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.63 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.68 #757475 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8b8a  rgb(138, 139, 138)  hsl(120, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8a8b  rgb(139, 138, 139)  hsl(300, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8a8b  rgb(138, 138, 139)  hsl(240, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8a8a  rgb(139, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray