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#8D8D79

#8d8d79 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8d79 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, 55.29% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.18% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 8.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 8.77.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2609

Complementary

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #79798d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #79838d
  3. #83798d

Analogous

  1. #8d8379
  2. #8d8d79
  3. #838d79

Triadic

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #798d8d
  3. #8d798d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #798d79
  3. #79798d
  4. #8d798d

Square

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #798d83
  3. #79798d
  4. #8d7983

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3b32
  2. #646455
  3. #8d8d79
  4. #b0b0a2
  5. #d3d3cc

Shades

#8d8d79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #7f7f6d
  3. #717161
  4. #636355
  5. #555549
  6. #47473d
  7. #383830
  8. #2a2a24
  9. #1c1c18
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8d79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #989886
  3. #a4a494
  4. #afafa1
  5. #bbbbaf
  6. #c6c6bc
  7. #d1d1c9
  8. #ddddd7
  9. #e8e8e4
  10. #f4f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8d79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8d79
  2. #8c8c7a
  3. #8a8a7a
  4. #89897b
  5. #88887c
  6. #87877d
  7. #85857d
  8. #84847e
  9. #83837f
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918b78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8c78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8c79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8d79 {
  color: #8d8d79;
}
Background
.bg-8d8d79 {
  background-color: #8d8d79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8d79 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8d79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8d79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 141 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 8% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8d79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8d79, #838d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8d79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 141 121 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.77 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.93 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.36 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 13.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 13.26 #727286 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8d79  rgb(141, 141, 121)  hsl(60, 8%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#79798d  rgb(121, 121, 141)  hsl(240, 8%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#798d8d  rgb(121, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8d798d  rgb(141, 121, 141)  hsl(300, 8%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink