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#8E8A78

#8e8a78 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8e8a78 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 54.12% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.82% magenta, 15.49% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 8.87% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.2528

Complementary

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #787c8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #78878e
  3. #7f788e

Analogous

  1. #8e7f78
  2. #8e8a78
  3. #878e78

Triadic

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #788e8a
  3. #8a788e

Tetradic

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #7c8e78
  3. #787c8e
  4. #8a788e

Square

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #788e7f
  3. #787c8e
  4. #8e7887

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a32
  2. #656255
  3. #8e8a78
  4. #b1aea2
  5. #d4d2cb

Shades

#8e8a78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #807c6c
  3. #726e60
  4. #636154
  5. #555348
  6. #47453c
  7. #393730
  8. #2b2924
  9. #1c1c18
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e8a78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #999686
  3. #a5a193
  4. #b0ada1
  5. #bbb9ae
  6. #c7c5bc
  7. #d2d0c9
  8. #dddcd7
  9. #e8e8e4
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e8a78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e8a78
  2. #8d8979
  3. #8b887a
  4. #8a877a
  5. #88867b
  6. #87857c
  7. #86847d
  8. #84837e
  9. #83827e
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8a83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8977 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8a79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8977 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8a78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e8a78 {
  color: #8e8a78;
}
Background
.bg-8e8a78 {
  background-color: #8e8a78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e8a78 {
  border: 2px solid #8e8a78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e8a78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 138 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 9% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e8a78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e8a78, #878e78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e8a78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 138 120 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.21 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.44 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.20 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 13.13 #717587 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8e8a78  rgb(142, 138, 120)  hsl(49, 9%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#787c8e  rgb(120, 124, 142)  hsl(229, 9%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#788e8a  rgb(120, 142, 138)  hsl(169, 9%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8a788e  rgb(138, 120, 142)  hsl(289, 9%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink