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#8D8B7E

#8d8b7e ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8b7e 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, 54.51% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.42% magenta, 10.64% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 6.17% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2563

Complementary

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #7e808d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #7e878d
  3. #837e8d

Analogous

  1. #8d837e
  2. #8d8b7e
  3. #878d7e

Triadic

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #7e8d8b
  3. #8b7e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #808d7e
  3. #7e808d
  4. #8b7e8d

Square

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #7e8d83
  3. #7e808d
  4. #8d7e87

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c35
  2. #656459
  3. #8d8b7e
  4. #b1b0a7
  5. #d5d4cf

Shades

#8d8b7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #7f7d71
  3. #716f65
  4. #636158
  5. #55534c
  6. #47463f
  7. #383832
  8. #2a2a26
  9. #1c1c19
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8b7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #98978b
  3. #a4a298
  4. #afaea5
  5. #bbb9b2
  6. #c6c5bf
  7. #d1d1cb
  8. #dddcd8
  9. #e8e8e5
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8b7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8b7e
  2. #8c8a7e
  3. #8a897e
  4. #89887f
  5. #88877f
  6. #87867f
  7. #85847f
  8. #84837f
  9. #838280
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8a7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8b7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8a7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8b7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8a84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8b7e {
  color: #8d8b7e;
}
Background
.bg-8d8b7e {
  background-color: #8d8b7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8b7e {
  border: 2px solid #8d8b7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8b7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 139 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 6% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8b7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8b7e, #878d7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8b7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 139 126 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.57 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.81 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.68 #727481 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8b7e  rgb(141, 139, 126)  hsl(52, 6%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#7e808d  rgb(126, 128, 141)  hsl(232, 6%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#7e8d8b  rgb(126, 141, 139)  hsl(172, 6%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8b7e8d  rgb(139, 126, 141)  hsl(292, 6%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink