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#998F86

#998f86 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998f86 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 56.08% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.54% magenta, 12.42% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 28.42°, with 8.52% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2814

Complementary

  1. #998f86
  2. #869099

Split complementary

  1. #998f86
  2. #869998
  3. #868699

Analogous

  1. #998686
  2. #998f86
  3. #999886

Triadic

  1. #998f86
  2. #86998f
  3. #8f8699

Tetradic

  1. #998f86
  2. #909986
  3. #869099
  4. #8f8699

Square

  1. #998f86
  2. #869986
  3. #869099
  4. #988699

Monochromatic

  1. #49433d
  2. #726960
  3. #998f86
  4. #bcb5af
  5. #dfdcd9

Shades

#998f86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998f86
  2. #8a8179
  3. #7a726b
  4. #6b645e
  5. #5c5650
  6. #4d4843
  7. #3d3936
  8. #2e2b28
  9. #1f1d1b
  10. #0f0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#998f86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998f86
  2. #a39a92
  3. #ada59e
  4. #b8b1aa
  5. #c2bcb6
  6. #ccc7c3
  7. #d6d2cf
  8. #e0dddb
  9. #ebe9e7
  10. #f5f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998f86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998f86
  2. #978e85
  3. #948c85
  4. #928b84
  5. #8f8984
  6. #8d8883
  7. #8a8682
  8. #888582
  9. #858381
  10. #838281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94908c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959186 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d8d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969186 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b8e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998f86 {
  color: #998f86;
}
Background
.bg-998f86 {
  background-color: #998f86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998f86 {
  border: 2px solid #998f86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998f86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 143 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998f86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998f86, #999886);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998f86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 143 134 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.06 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.40 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.40 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.68 #667079 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#998f86  rgb(153, 143, 134)  hsl(28, 9%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#869099  rgb(134, 144, 153)  hsl(208, 9%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#86998f  rgb(134, 153, 143)  hsl(148, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#8f8699  rgb(143, 134, 153)  hsl(268, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray