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#8D8A79

#8d8a79 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8a79 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, 54.12% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 14.18% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 51°, with 8.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2522

Complementary

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #797c8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #79868d
  3. #80798d

Analogous

  1. #8d8079
  2. #8d8a79
  3. #868d79

Triadic

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #798d8a
  3. #8a798d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #7c8d79
  3. #797c8d
  4. #8a798d

Square

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #798d80
  3. #797c8d
  4. #8d7986

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a32
  2. #646255
  3. #8d8a79
  4. #b0aea2
  5. #d3d2cc

Shades

#8d8a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #7f7c6d
  3. #716e61
  4. #636155
  5. #555349
  6. #47453d
  7. #383730
  8. #2a2924
  9. #1c1c18
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #989686
  3. #a4a194
  4. #afada1
  5. #bbb9af
  6. #c6c5bc
  7. #d1d0c9
  8. #dddcd7
  9. #e8e8e4
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8a79
  2. #8c897a
  3. #8a887a
  4. #89877b
  5. #88867c
  6. #87857d
  7. #85847d
  8. #84837e
  9. #83827f
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8a83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8978 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8978 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8a79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8a79 {
  color: #8d8a79;
}
Background
.bg-8d8a79 {
  background-color: #8d8a79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8a79 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 138 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 8% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8a79, #868d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 138 121 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.85 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.85 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.95 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.93 #727586 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8a79  rgb(141, 138, 121)  hsl(51, 8%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#797c8d  rgb(121, 124, 141)  hsl(231, 8%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#798d8a  rgb(121, 141, 138)  hsl(171, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8a798d  rgb(138, 121, 141)  hsl(291, 8%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink