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#8A9696

#8a9696 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a9696 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, 58.82% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 5.41% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #8a9696
  2. #968a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9696
  2. #968a90
  3. #96908a

Analogous

  1. #8a9690
  2. #8a9696
  3. #8a9096

Triadic

  1. #8a9696
  2. #968a96
  3. #96968a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9696
  2. #8a8a96
  3. #968a8a
  4. #96968a

Square

  1. #8a9696
  2. #908a96
  3. #968a8a
  4. #90968a

Monochromatic

  1. #404747
  2. #646f6f
  3. #8a9696
  4. #b2baba
  5. #dbdede

Shades

#8a9696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9696
  2. #7c8787
  3. #6e7878
  4. #616969
  5. #535a5a
  6. #454b4b
  7. #373c3c
  8. #292d2d
  9. #1c1e1e
  10. #0e0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9696
  2. #96a1a1
  3. #a1abab
  4. #adb6b6
  5. #b9c0c0
  6. #c5cbcb
  7. #d0d5d5
  8. #dce0e0
  9. #e8eaea
  10. #f3f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9696
  2. #899494
  3. #889292
  4. #878f8f
  5. #868d8d
  6. #858b8b
  7. #848989
  8. #838787
  9. #828484
  10. #818282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #879796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #889796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9696 {
  color: #8a9696;
}
Background
.bg-8a9696 {
  background-color: #8a9696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9696 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 150 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9696, #8a9096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 150 150 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.99 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.38 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.38 #756969 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a9696  rgb(138, 150, 150)  hsl(180, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#968a8a  rgb(150, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#968a96  rgb(150, 138, 150)  hsl(300, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#96968a  rgb(150, 150, 138)  hsl(60, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray