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#8C8D86

#8c8d86 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8c8d86 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.29% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.96% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 2.98% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2635

Complementary

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #87868d

Split complementary

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #86888d
  3. #8a868d

Analogous

  1. #8d8a86
  2. #8c8d86
  3. #888d86

Triadic

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #868c8d
  3. #8d868c

Tetradic

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #868d87
  3. #87868d
  4. #8d868c

Square

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #868d8a
  3. #87868d
  4. #8d8688

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3f3b
  2. #656660
  3. #8c8d86
  4. #b1b2ad
  5. #d7d7d5

Shades

#8c8d86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #7e7f79
  3. #70716b
  4. #62635e
  5. #545550
  6. #464743
  7. #383836
  8. #2a2a28
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c8d86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #989892
  3. #a3a49e
  4. #afafaa
  5. #babbb6
  6. #c6c6c3
  7. #d1d1cf
  8. #dddddb
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c8d86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c8d86
  2. #8b8c85
  3. #8a8a85
  4. #888984
  5. #878884
  6. #868783
  7. #858582
  8. #848482
  9. #828381
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8c86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8c86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d8c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8d86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8d86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c8d86 {
  color: #8c8d86;
}
Background
.bg-8c8d86 {
  background-color: #8c8d86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c8d86 {
  border: 2px solid #8c8d86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c8d86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 141 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c8d86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c8d86, #888d86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c8d86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 141 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.15 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.01 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.52 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.94 #737279 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8c8d86  rgb(140, 141, 134)  hsl(69, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#87868d  rgb(135, 134, 141)  hsl(249, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#868c8d  rgb(134, 140, 141)  hsl(189, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d868c  rgb(141, 134, 140)  hsl(309, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray