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#8D8B82

#8d8b82 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8b82 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 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.42% magenta, 7.8% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 4.6% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2574

Complementary

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #82848d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #828a8d
  3. #86828d

Analogous

  1. #8d8682
  2. #8d8b82
  3. #8a8d82

Triadic

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #828d8b
  3. #8b828d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #848d82
  3. #82848d
  4. #8b828d

Square

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #828d86
  3. #82848d
  4. #8d828a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3d38
  2. #66645d
  3. #8d8b82
  4. #b1b0aa
  5. #d6d5d2

Shades

#8d8b82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #7f7d75
  3. #716f68
  4. #63615b
  5. #55534e
  6. #474641
  7. #383834
  8. #2a2a27
  9. #1c1c1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8b82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #98978f
  3. #a4a29b
  4. #afaea8
  5. #bbb9b4
  6. #c6c5c1
  7. #d1d1cd
  8. #dddcda
  9. #e8e8e6
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8b82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8b82
  2. #8c8a82
  3. #8a8982
  4. #898881
  5. #888781
  6. #878681
  7. #858481
  8. #848381
  9. #838280
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8b87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8a82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8b82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8b82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8b82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8b82 {
  color: #8d8b82;
}
Background
.bg-8d8b82 {
  background-color: #8d8b82;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8b82 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8b82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8b82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 139 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8b82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8b82, #8a8d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8b82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 139 130 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.36 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.14 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.69 #72747d Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8b82  rgb(141, 139, 130)  hsl(49, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#82848d  rgb(130, 132, 141)  hsl(229, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#828d8b  rgb(130, 141, 139)  hsl(169, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8b828d  rgb(139, 130, 141)  hsl(289, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray