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#8d8f8f ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8f8f 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, 56.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.88% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2729

Complementary

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8f8d8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8f8d8e
  3. #8f8e8d

Analogous

  1. #8d8f8e
  2. #8d8f8f
  3. #8d8e8f

Triadic

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8f8d8f
  3. #8f8f8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8d8d8f
  3. #8f8d8d
  4. #8f8f8d

Square

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8e8d8f
  3. #8f8d8d
  4. #8e8f8d

Monochromatic

  1. #414242
  2. #676969
  3. #8d8f8f
  4. #b4b5b5
  5. #dadbdb

Shades

#8d8f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #7f8181
  3. #717272
  4. #636464
  5. #555656
  6. #474848
  7. #383939
  8. #2a2b2b
  9. #1c1d1d
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #989a9a
  3. #a4a5a5
  4. #afb1b1
  5. #bbbcbc
  6. #c6c7c7
  7. #d1d2d2
  8. #dddddd
  9. #e8e9e9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8f8f
  2. #8c8e8e
  3. #8a8c8c
  4. #898b8b
  5. #888989
  6. #878888
  7. #858686
  8. #848585
  9. #838383
  10. #818282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8e8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c8f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8f8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8f8f {
  color: #8d8f8f;
}
Background
.bg-8d8f8f {
  background-color: #8d8f8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8f8f {
  border: 2px solid #8d8f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 143 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8f8f, #8d8e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 143 143 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.05 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.38 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.25 #727070 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8f8f  rgb(141, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8f8d8d  rgb(143, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8f8d8f  rgb(143, 141, 143)  hsl(300, 1%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8f8f8d  rgb(143, 143, 141)  hsl(60, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray