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#978F86

#978f86 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#978f86 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 56.08% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.3% magenta, 11.26% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 31.76°, with 7.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2795

Complementary

  1. #978f86
  2. #868e97

Split complementary

  1. #978f86
  2. #869797
  3. #868697

Analogous

  1. #978686
  2. #978f86
  3. #979786

Triadic

  1. #978f86
  2. #86978f
  3. #8f8697

Tetradic

  1. #978f86
  2. #8e9786
  3. #868e97
  4. #8f8697

Square

  1. #978f86
  2. #869786
  3. #868e97
  4. #978697

Monochromatic

  1. #47423d
  2. #706960
  3. #978f86
  4. #bab5af
  5. #dedbd8

Shades

#978f86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978f86
  2. #888179
  3. #79726b
  4. #6a645e
  5. #5b5650
  6. #4c4843
  7. #3c3936
  8. #2d2b28
  9. #1e1d1b
  10. #0f0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#978f86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978f86
  2. #a19a92
  3. #aca59e
  4. #b6b1aa
  5. #c1bcb6
  6. #cbc7c3
  7. #d5d2cf
  8. #e0dddb
  9. #eae9e7
  10. #f5f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978f86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978f86
  2. #958e85
  3. #928c85
  4. #908b84
  5. #8e8984
  6. #8c8883
  7. #898682
  8. #878582
  9. #858381
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93908c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949186 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #948f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959086 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978f86 {
  color: #978f86;
}
Background
.bg-978f86 {
  background-color: #978f86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978f86 {
  border: 2px solid #978f86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978f86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 143 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978f86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978f86, #979786);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978f86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 143 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.92 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.48 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.70 #687079 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#978f86  rgb(151, 143, 134)  hsl(32, 8%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#868e97  rgb(134, 142, 151)  hsl(212, 8%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#86978f  rgb(134, 151, 143)  hsl(152, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu
#8f8697  rgb(143, 134, 151)  hsl(272, 8%, 56%)  Taupe Gray