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#8F8D85

#8f8d85 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8d85 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 55.29% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.4% magenta, 6.99% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 4.27% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.2658

Complementary

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #85878f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #858c8f
  3. #88858f

Analogous

  1. #8f8885
  2. #8f8d85
  3. #8c8f85

Triadic

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #858f8d
  3. #8d858f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #878f85
  3. #85878f
  4. #8d858f

Square

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #858f88
  3. #85878f
  4. #8f858c

Monochromatic

  1. #403f3b
  2. #68665f
  3. #8f8d85
  4. #b4b2ad
  5. #d8d8d5

Shades

#8f8d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #817f78
  3. #72716a
  4. #64635d
  5. #565550
  6. #484743
  7. #393835
  8. #2b2a28
  9. #1d1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #9a9891
  3. #a5a49d
  4. #b1afaa
  5. #bcbbb6
  6. #c7c6c2
  7. #d2d1ce
  8. #ddddda
  9. #e9e8e7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8d85
  2. #8e8c85
  3. #8c8a84
  4. #8b8984
  5. #898883
  6. #888783
  7. #868582
  8. #858482
  9. #838381
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8c85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8d85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8d85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8d85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8d85 {
  color: #8f8d85;
}
Background
.bg-8f8d85 {
  background-color: #8f8d85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8d85 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 141 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 4% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8d85, #8c8f85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 141 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.46 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.29 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.84 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.86 #70727a Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8f8d85  rgb(143, 141, 133)  hsl(48, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#85878f  rgb(133, 135, 143)  hsl(228, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858f8d  rgb(133, 143, 141)  hsl(168, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d858f  rgb(141, 133, 143)  hsl(288, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray