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#8D8D87

#8d8d87 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8d87 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.26% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 2.56% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #87878d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #878a8d
  3. #8a878d

Analogous

  1. #8d8a87
  2. #8d8d87
  3. #8a8d87

Triadic

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #878d8d
  3. #8d878d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #878d87
  3. #87878d
  4. #8d878d

Square

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #878d8a
  3. #87878d
  4. #8d878a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3f3c
  2. #666661
  3. #8d8d87
  4. #b2b2ae
  5. #d8d8d5

Shades

#8d8d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #7f7f7a
  3. #71716c
  4. #63635f
  5. #555551
  6. #474744
  7. #383836
  8. #2a2a29
  9. #1c1c1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #989893
  3. #a4a49f
  4. #afafab
  5. #bbbbb7
  6. #c6c6c3
  7. #d1d1cf
  8. #dddddb
  9. #e8e8e7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8d87
  2. #8c8c86
  3. #8a8a86
  4. #898985
  5. #888884
  6. #878784
  7. #858583
  8. #848482
  9. #838381
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8c87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8d87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8d87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8d87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8c8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8d87 {
  color: #8d8d87;
}
Background
.bg-8d8d87 {
  background-color: #8d8d87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8d87 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 141 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8d87, #8a8d87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 141 135 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.66 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.59 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.30 #727278 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8d87  rgb(141, 141, 135)  hsl(60, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#87878d  rgb(135, 135, 141)  hsl(240, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#878d8d  rgb(135, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d878d  rgb(141, 135, 141)  hsl(300, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray