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#8D8874

#8d8874 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8874 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 53.33% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 17.73% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 9.88% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 8.3.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2453

Complementary

  1. #8d8874
  2. #74798d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8874
  2. #74858d
  3. #7b748d

Analogous

  1. #8d7b74
  2. #8d8874
  3. #858d74

Triadic

  1. #8d8874
  2. #748d88
  3. #88748d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8874
  2. #798d74
  3. #74798d
  4. #88748d

Square

  1. #8d8874
  2. #748d7b
  3. #74798d
  4. #8d7485

Monochromatic

  1. #39372f
  2. #636051
  3. #8d8874
  4. #afac9e
  5. #d2d0c8

Shades

#8d8874 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8874
  2. #7f7a68
  3. #716d5d
  4. #635f51
  5. #555246
  6. #47443a
  7. #38362e
  8. #2a2923
  9. #1c1b17
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8874 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8874
  2. #989482
  3. #a4a090
  4. #afac9e
  5. #bbb8ac
  6. #c6c4ba
  7. #d1cfc7
  8. #dddbd5
  9. #e8e7e3
  10. #f4f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8874 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8874
  2. #8c8775
  3. #8a8676
  4. #898678
  5. #888579
  6. #87847a
  7. #85837b
  8. #84827c
  9. #83827e
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8773 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8975 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90867d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8874 {
  color: #8d8874;
}
Background
.bg-8d8874 {
  background-color: #8d8874;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8874 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8874;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8874;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 136 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 10% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8874 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8874, #858d74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8874 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 136 116 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.70 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.76 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.96 #72778b Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8874  rgb(141, 136, 116)  hsl(48, 10%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#74798d  rgb(116, 121, 141)  hsl(228, 10%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#748d88  rgb(116, 141, 136)  hsl(168, 10%, 50%)  Xanadu
#88748d  rgb(136, 116, 141)  hsl(288, 10%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink