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#8D8D80

#8d8d80 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8d80 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.22% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 5.39% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.24.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2627

Complementary

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #80808d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #80878d
  3. #87808d

Analogous

  1. #8d8780
  2. #8d8d80
  3. #878d80

Triadic

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #808d8d
  3. #8d808d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #808d80
  3. #80808d
  4. #8d808d

Square

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #808d87
  3. #80808d
  4. #8d8087

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3d37
  2. #65655b
  3. #8d8d80
  4. #b1b1a8
  5. #d5d5d1

Shades

#8d8d80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #7f7f73
  3. #717166
  4. #63635a
  5. #55554d
  6. #474740
  7. #383833
  8. #2a2a26
  9. #1c1c1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8d80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #98988d
  3. #a4a499
  4. #afafa6
  5. #bbbbb3
  6. #c6c6c0
  7. #d1d1cc
  8. #ddddd9
  9. #e8e8e6
  10. #f4f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8d80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8d80
  2. #8c8c80
  3. #8a8a80
  4. #898980
  5. #888880
  6. #878780
  7. #858580
  8. #848480
  9. #838380
  10. #818180
  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 #8c8c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8c7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908c80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8d80 {
  color: #8d8d80;
}
Background
.bg-8d8d80 {
  background-color: #8d8d80;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8d80 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8d80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8d80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 141 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8d80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8d80, #878d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8d80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 141 128 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.24 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.98 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.98 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.07 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.32 #72727f Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8d80  rgb(141, 141, 128)  hsl(60, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#80808d  rgb(128, 128, 141)  hsl(240, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#808d8d  rgb(128, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8d808d  rgb(141, 128, 141)  hsl(300, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray