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#8E8F8A

#8e8f8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8e8f8a 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, 56.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 2.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8b8a8f

Split complementary

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8a8c8f
  3. #8e8a8f

Analogous

  1. #8f8e8a
  2. #8e8f8a
  3. #8c8f8a

Triadic

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8a8e8f
  3. #8f8a8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8a8f8b
  3. #8b8a8f
  4. #8f8a8e

Square

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8a8f8e
  3. #8b8a8f
  4. #8f8a8c

Monochromatic

  1. #41413f
  2. #686864
  3. #8e8f8a
  4. #b4b4b1
  5. #dadad8

Shades

#8e8f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #80817c
  3. #72726e
  4. #636461
  5. #555653
  6. #474845
  7. #393937
  8. #2b2b29
  9. #1c1d1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e8f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #999a96
  3. #a5a5a1
  4. #b0b1ad
  5. #bbbcb9
  6. #c7c7c5
  7. #d2d2d0
  8. #dddddc
  9. #e8e9e8
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e8f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e8f8a
  2. #8d8e89
  3. #8b8c88
  4. #8a8b87
  5. #888986
  6. #878885
  7. #868684
  8. #848583
  9. #838382
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908e8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908e8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8f8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8f8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e8f8a {
  color: #8e8f8a;
}
Background
.bg-8e8f8a {
  background-color: #8e8f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e8f8a {
  border: 2px solid #8e8f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e8f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 143 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 2% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e8f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e8f8a, #8c8f8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e8f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 143 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.18 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.00 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.00 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.88 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.40 #717075 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8e8f8a  rgb(142, 143, 138)  hsl(72, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8a8f  rgb(139, 138, 143)  hsl(252, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8a8e8f  rgb(138, 142, 143)  hsl(192, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8f8a8e  rgb(143, 138, 142)  hsl(312, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray