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#8A8E8A

#8a8e8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8e8a 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, 55.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2658

Complementary

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #8e8a8e

Split complementary

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #8c8a8e
  3. #8e8a8c

Analogous

  1. #8c8e8a
  2. #8a8e8a
  3. #8a8e8c

Triadic

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #8a8a8e
  3. #8e8a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #8a8e8e
  3. #8e8a8e
  4. #8e8a8a

Square

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #8a8c8e
  3. #8e8a8e
  4. #8e8c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e413e
  2. #646864
  3. #8a8e8a
  4. #b1b4b1
  5. #d8d9d8

Shades

#8a8e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #7c807c
  3. #6e726e
  4. #616361
  5. #535553
  6. #454745
  7. #373937
  8. #292b29
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #969996
  3. #a1a5a1
  4. #adb0ad
  5. #b9bbb9
  6. #c5c7c5
  7. #d0d2d0
  8. #dcdddc
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8e8a
  2. #898d89
  3. #888b88
  4. #878a87
  5. #868886
  6. #858785
  7. #848684
  8. #838483
  9. #828382
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8d8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8d8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8d8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8d8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8e8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8e8a {
  color: #8a8e8a;
}
Background
.bg-8a8e8a {
  background-color: #8a8e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8e8a {
  border: 2px solid #8a8e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 142 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8e8a, #8a8e8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 142 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.80 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.53 #757175 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8e8a  rgb(138, 142, 138)  hsl(120, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8e8a8e  rgb(142, 138, 142)  hsl(300, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8a8a8e  rgb(138, 138, 142)  hsl(240, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8e8a8a  rgb(142, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray