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#8F9488

#8f9488 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f9488 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, 58.04% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 5.31% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.79.

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Relative luminance0.288

Complementary

  1. #8f9488
  2. #8d8894

Split complementary

  1. #8f9488
  2. #888994
  3. #938894

Analogous

  1. #949388
  2. #8f9488
  3. #899488

Triadic

  1. #8f9488
  2. #888f94
  3. #94888f

Tetradic

  1. #8f9488
  2. #88948d
  3. #8d8894
  4. #94888f

Square

  1. #8f9488
  2. #889493
  3. #8d8894
  4. #948889

Monochromatic

  1. #42453e
  2. #696d62
  3. #8f9488
  4. #b5b8b0
  5. #dbdcd9

Shades

#8f9488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f9488
  2. #81857a
  3. #72766d
  4. #64685f
  5. #565952
  6. #484a44
  7. #393b36
  8. #2b2c29
  9. #1d1e1b
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f9488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f9488
  2. #9a9f94
  3. #a5a9a0
  4. #b1b4ac
  5. #bcbfb8
  6. #c7cac4
  7. #d2d4cf
  8. #dddfdb
  9. #e9eae7
  10. #f4f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f9488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f9488
  2. #8e9287
  3. #8c9086
  4. #8b8e86
  5. #898c85
  6. #888a84
  7. #868883
  8. #858682
  9. #838482
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91938e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #909390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f938d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f9488 {
  color: #8f9488;
}
Background
.bg-8f9488 {
  background-color: #8f9488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f9488 {
  border: 2px solid #8f9488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f9488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 148 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f9488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f9488, #899488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f9488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 148 136 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.79 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.40 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.43 #706b77 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8f9488  rgb(143, 148, 136)  hsl(85, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8894  rgb(141, 136, 148)  hsl(265, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#888f94  rgb(136, 143, 148)  hsl(205, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#94888f  rgb(148, 136, 143)  hsl(325, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray