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#8D8B84

#8d8b84 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8b84 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.42% magenta, 6.38% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 3.8% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #84868d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #848b8d
  3. #87848d

Analogous

  1. #8d8784
  2. #8d8b84
  3. #8b8d84

Triadic

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #848d8b
  3. #8b848d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #868d84
  3. #84868d
  4. #8b848d

Square

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #848d87
  3. #84868d
  4. #8d848b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3d3a
  2. #66645f
  3. #8d8b84
  4. #b2b0ac
  5. #d7d6d3

Shades

#8d8b84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #7f7d77
  3. #716f6a
  4. #63615c
  5. #55534f
  6. #474642
  7. #383835
  8. #2a2a28
  9. #1c1c1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8b84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #989790
  3. #a4a29d
  4. #afaea9
  5. #bbb9b5
  6. #c6c5c2
  7. #d1d1ce
  8. #dddcda
  9. #e8e8e6
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8b84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8b84
  2. #8c8a84
  3. #8a8983
  4. #898883
  5. #888782
  6. #878682
  7. #858482
  8. #848381
  9. #838281
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8b84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8b84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8b84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8b84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8a87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8b84 {
  color: #8d8b84;
}
Background
.bg-8d8b84 {
  background-color: #8d8b84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8b84 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8b84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8b84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 139 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 4% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8b84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8b84, #8b8d84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8b84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 139 132 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.66 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.47 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.84 #72747b Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8b84  rgb(141, 139, 132)  hsl(47, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#84868d  rgb(132, 134, 141)  hsl(227, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#848d8b  rgb(132, 141, 139)  hsl(167, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b848d  rgb(139, 132, 141)  hsl(287, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray