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#8F8D86

#8f8d86 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8d86 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.4% magenta, 6.29% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 3.86% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2661

Complementary

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #86888f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #868c8f
  3. #88868f

Analogous

  1. #8f8886
  2. #8f8d86
  3. #8c8f86

Triadic

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #868f8d
  3. #8d868f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #888f86
  3. #86888f
  4. #8d868f

Square

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #868f88
  3. #86888f
  4. #8f868c

Monochromatic

  1. #403f3c
  2. #686660
  3. #8f8d86
  4. #b4b2ae
  5. #d9d8d5

Shades

#8f8d86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #817f79
  3. #72716b
  4. #64635e
  5. #565550
  6. #484743
  7. #393836
  8. #2b2a28
  9. #1d1c1b
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8d86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #9a9892
  3. #a5a49e
  4. #b1afaa
  5. #bcbbb6
  6. #c7c6c3
  7. #d2d1cf
  8. #dddddb
  9. #e9e8e7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8d86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8d86
  2. #8e8c85
  3. #8c8a85
  4. #8b8984
  5. #898884
  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 #8f8d86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8d86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8d86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8d86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8d86 {
  color: #8f8d86;
}
Background
.bg-8f8d86 {
  background-color: #8f8d86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8d86 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8d86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8d86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 141 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 4% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8d86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8d86, #8c8f86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8d86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 141 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.17 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.99 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.62 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.08 #707279 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8f8d86  rgb(143, 141, 134)  hsl(47, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#86888f  rgb(134, 136, 143)  hsl(227, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#868f8d  rgb(134, 143, 141)  hsl(167, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d868f  rgb(141, 134, 143)  hsl(287, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray