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#8D8880

#8d8880 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8880 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 9.22% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 36.92°, with 5.39% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2483

Complementary

  1. #8d8880
  2. #80858d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8880
  2. #808c8d
  3. #82808d

Analogous

  1. #8d8280
  2. #8d8880
  3. #8c8d80

Triadic

  1. #8d8880
  2. #808d88
  3. #88808d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8880
  2. #858d80
  3. #80858d
  4. #88808d

Square

  1. #8d8880
  2. #808d82
  3. #80858d
  4. #8d808c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3b37
  2. #65615b
  3. #8d8880
  4. #b1aea8
  5. #d5d4d1

Shades

#8d8880 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8880
  2. #7f7a73
  3. #716d66
  4. #635f5a
  5. #55524d
  6. #474440
  7. #383633
  8. #2a2926
  9. #1c1b1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8880 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8880
  2. #98948d
  3. #a4a099
  4. #afaca6
  5. #bbb8b3
  6. #c6c4c0
  7. #d1cfcc
  8. #dddbd9
  9. #e8e7e6
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8880 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8880
  2. #8c8780
  3. #8a8680
  4. #898680
  5. #888580
  6. #878480
  7. #858380
  8. #848280
  9. #838280
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8885 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8880 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8980 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8880 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8980 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8880 {
  color: #8d8880;
}
Background
.bg-8d8880 {
  background-color: #8d8880;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8880 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8880;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8880;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 136 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8880 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8880, #8c8d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8880 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 136 128 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.98 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.47 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.08 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.32 #72777f Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8880  rgb(141, 136, 128)  hsl(37, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#80858d  rgb(128, 133, 141)  hsl(217, 5%, 53%)  Gray
#808d88  rgb(128, 141, 136)  hsl(157, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu
#88808d  rgb(136, 128, 141)  hsl(277, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray