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#8D8D85

#8d8d85 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8d85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.67% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2641

Complementary

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #85858d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #85898d
  3. #89858d

Analogous

  1. #8d8985
  2. #8d8d85
  3. #898d85

Triadic

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #858d8d
  3. #8d858d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #858d85
  3. #85858d
  4. #8d858d

Square

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #858d89
  3. #85858d
  4. #8d8589

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3f3a
  2. #66665f
  3. #8d8d85
  4. #b2b2ad
  5. #d7d7d4

Shades

#8d8d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #7f7f78
  3. #71716a
  4. #63635d
  5. #555550
  6. #474743
  7. #383835
  8. #2a2a28
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #989891
  3. #a4a49d
  4. #afafaa
  5. #bbbbb6
  6. #c6c6c2
  7. #d1d1ce
  8. #ddddda
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8d85
  2. #8c8c85
  3. #8a8a84
  4. #898984
  5. #888883
  6. #878783
  7. #858582
  8. #848482
  9. #838381
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8c85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8d85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8d85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8d85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8d85 {
  color: #8d8d85;
}
Background
.bg-8d8d85 {
  background-color: #8d8d85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8d85 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 141 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8d85, #898d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 141 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.27 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.67 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.03 #72727a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8d85  rgb(141, 141, 133)  hsl(60, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#85858d  rgb(133, 133, 141)  hsl(240, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858d8d  rgb(133, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d858d  rgb(141, 133, 141)  hsl(300, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray