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#989388

#989388 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989388 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 57.65% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.29% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.25°, with 7.21% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.12.

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Relative luminance0.2932

Complementary

  1. #989388
  2. #888d98

Split complementary

  1. #989388
  2. #889598
  3. #8b8898

Analogous

  1. #988b88
  2. #989388
  3. #959888

Triadic

  1. #989388
  2. #889893
  3. #938898

Tetradic

  1. #989388
  2. #8d9888
  3. #888d98
  4. #938898

Square

  1. #989388
  2. #88988b
  3. #888d98
  4. #988895

Monochromatic

  1. #48453f
  2. #716d62
  3. #989388
  4. #bbb8b1
  5. #dfddda

Shades

#989388 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989388
  2. #89847a
  3. #7a766d
  4. #6a675f
  5. #5b5852
  6. #4c4a44
  7. #3d3b36
  8. #2e2c29
  9. #1e1d1b
  10. #0f0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#989388 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989388
  2. #a29e94
  3. #ada9a0
  4. #b7b3ac
  5. #c1beb8
  6. #ccc9c4
  7. #d6d4cf
  8. #e0dfdb
  9. #eae9e7
  10. #f5f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989388 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989388
  2. #969187
  3. #938f86
  4. #918d86
  5. #8e8b85
  6. #8c8a84
  7. #8a8883
  8. #878682
  9. #858482
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95938f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969387 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979488 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b9190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a928d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989388 {
  color: #989388;
}
Background
.bg-989388 {
  background-color: #989388;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989388 {
  border: 2px solid #989388;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989388;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 147 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 7% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989388 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989388, #959888);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989388 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 147 136 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.87 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.87 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.65 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.86 #676c77 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#989388  rgb(152, 147, 136)  hsl(41, 7%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#888d98  rgb(136, 141, 152)  hsl(221, 7%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#889893  rgb(136, 152, 147)  hsl(161, 7%, 56%)  Xanadu
#938898  rgb(147, 136, 152)  hsl(281, 7%, 56%)  Rose Quartz