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#8A8D91

#8a8d91 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8d91 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, 55.29% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 2.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 3.08% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #918e8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #918b8a
  3. #90918a

Analogous

  1. #8a9091
  2. #8a8d91
  3. #8b8a91

Triadic

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #918a8d
  3. #8d918a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #8e8a91
  3. #918e8a
  4. #8d918a

Square

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #918a90
  3. #918e8a
  4. #8a918b

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4143
  2. #64676a
  3. #8a8d91
  4. #b1b3b6
  5. #d9dadb

Shades

#8a8d91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #7c7f83
  3. #6e7174
  4. #616366
  5. #535557
  6. #454749
  7. #37383a
  8. #292a2c
  9. #1c1c1d
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8d91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #96989c
  3. #a1a4a7
  4. #adafb2
  5. #b9bbbd
  6. #c5c6c8
  7. #d0d1d3
  8. #dcddde
  9. #e8e8e9
  10. #f3f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8d91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8d91
  2. #898c8f
  3. #888a8e
  4. #87898c
  5. #86888a
  6. #858789
  7. #848587
  8. #838485
  9. #828383
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8d91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8c91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8d91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8d91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8d91 {
  color: #8a8d91;
}
Background
.bg-8a8d91 {
  background-color: #8a8d91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8d91 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8d91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8d91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 141 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 3% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8d91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8d91, #8b8a91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8d91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 141 145 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.68 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.18 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.18 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.31 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.43 #75726e Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8d91  rgb(138, 141, 145)  hsl(214, 3%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#918e8a  rgb(145, 142, 138)  hsl(34, 3%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#918a8d  rgb(145, 138, 141)  hsl(334, 3%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8d918a  rgb(141, 145, 138)  hsl(94, 3%, 55%)  Battleship Gray