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#8D8B85

#8d8b85 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8b85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.42% magenta, 5.67% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 3.39% saturation and 53.73% 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 3.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2582

Complementary

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #85878d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #858b8d
  3. #87858d

Analogous

  1. #8d8785
  2. #8d8b85
  3. #8b8d85

Triadic

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #858d8b
  3. #8b858d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #878d85
  3. #85878d
  4. #8b858d

Square

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #858d87
  3. #85878d
  4. #8d858b

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3e3a
  2. #66645f
  3. #8d8b85
  4. #b2b1ad
  5. #d7d6d4

Shades

#8d8b85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #7f7d78
  3. #716f6a
  4. #63615d
  5. #555350
  6. #474643
  7. #383835
  8. #2a2a28
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8b85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #989791
  3. #a4a29d
  4. #afaeaa
  5. #bbb9b6
  6. #c6c5c2
  7. #d1d1ce
  8. #dddcda
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8b85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8b85
  2. #8c8a85
  3. #8a8984
  4. #898884
  5. #888783
  6. #878683
  7. #858482
  8. #848382
  9. #838281
  10. #818181
  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 #8c8b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8b85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8b85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8b85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8b85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8a88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8b85 {
  color: #8d8b85;
}
Background
.bg-8d8b85 {
  background-color: #8d8b85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8b85 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8b85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8b85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 139 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8b85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8b85, #8b8d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8b85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 139 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.36 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.17 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.17 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.07 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.09 #72747a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8b85  rgb(141, 139, 133)  hsl(45, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#85878d  rgb(133, 135, 141)  hsl(225, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858d8b  rgb(133, 141, 139)  hsl(165, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8b858d  rgb(139, 133, 141)  hsl(285, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray