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#8D8C8A

#8d8c8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8c8a 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, 54.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.71% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 1.3% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2625

Complementary

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8a8b8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8a8d8d
  3. #8b8a8d

Analogous

  1. #8d8b8a
  2. #8d8c8a
  3. #8d8d8a

Triadic

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8a8d8c
  3. #8c8a8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8b8d8a
  3. #8a8b8d
  4. #8c8a8d

Square

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8a8d8b
  3. #8a8b8d
  4. #8d8a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #403f3e
  2. #676664
  3. #8d8c8a
  4. #b3b2b1
  5. #d9d8d8

Shades

#8d8c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #7f7e7c
  3. #71706e
  4. #636261
  5. #555453
  6. #474645
  7. #383837
  8. #2a2a29
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #989896
  3. #a4a3a1
  4. #afafad
  5. #bbbab9
  6. #c6c6c5
  7. #d1d1d0
  8. #dddddc
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8c8a
  2. #8c8b89
  3. #8a8a88
  4. #898887
  5. #888786
  6. #878685
  7. #858584
  8. #848483
  9. #838282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8c8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8c8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8c8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8c8a {
  color: #8d8c8a;
}
Background
.bg-8d8c8a {
  background-color: #8d8c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8c8a {
  border: 2px solid #8d8c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 140 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 1% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8c8a, #8d8d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 140 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.99 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.53 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.24 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.70 #727375 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8c8a  rgb(141, 140, 138)  hsl(40, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8b8d  rgb(138, 139, 141)  hsl(220, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8d8c  rgb(138, 141, 140)  hsl(160, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8a8d  rgb(140, 138, 141)  hsl(280, 1%, 55%)  Taupe Gray