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#8D897D

#8d897d ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d897d 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, 53.73% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.84% magenta, 11.35% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 6.56% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2503

Complementary

  1. #8d897d
  2. #7d818d

Split complementary

  1. #8d897d
  2. #7d898d
  3. #817d8d

Analogous

  1. #8d817d
  2. #8d897d
  3. #898d7d

Triadic

  1. #8d897d
  2. #7d8d89
  3. #897d8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d897d
  2. #818d7d
  3. #7d818d
  4. #897d8d

Square

  1. #8d897d
  2. #7d8d81
  3. #7d818d
  4. #8d7d89

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3a35
  2. #656259
  3. #8d897d
  4. #b1aea6
  5. #d4d3cf

Shades

#8d897d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d897d
  2. #7f7b71
  3. #716e64
  4. #636058
  5. #55524b
  6. #47453f
  7. #383732
  8. #2a2926
  9. #1c1b19
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d897d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d897d
  2. #98958a
  3. #a4a197
  4. #afaca4
  5. #bbb8b1
  6. #c6c4be
  7. #d1d0cb
  8. #dddcd8
  9. #e8e7e5
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d897d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d897d
  2. #8c887d
  3. #8a877e
  4. #89867e
  5. #88857e
  6. #87857f
  7. #85847f
  8. #84837f
  9. #83827f
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c887c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8a7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c897d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d897d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d897d {
  color: #8d897d;
}
Background
.bg-8d897d {
  background-color: #8d897d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d897d {
  border: 2px solid #8d897d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d897d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 137 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 7% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d897d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d897d, #898d7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d897d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 137 125 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.34 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.93 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.93 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.40 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.80 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.89 #727682 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d897d  rgb(141, 137, 125)  hsl(45, 7%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#7d818d  rgb(125, 129, 141)  hsl(225, 7%, 52%)  Slate Gray
#7d8d89  rgb(125, 141, 137)  hsl(165, 7%, 52%)  Xanadu
#897d8d  rgb(137, 125, 141)  hsl(285, 7%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink