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#8A8A8A

#8a8a8a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8a8a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2542

Complementary

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a
  3. #8a8a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a
  3. #8a8a8a

Triadic

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a
  3. #8a8a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a
  3. #8a8a8a
  4. #8a8a8a

Square

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #8a8a8a
  3. #8a8a8a
  4. #8a8a8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e3e
  2. #646464
  3. #8a8a8a
  4. #b0b0b0
  5. #d7d7d7

Shades

#8a8a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #7c7c7c
  3. #6e6e6e
  4. #616161
  5. #535353
  6. #454545
  7. #373737
  8. #292929
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #969696
  3. #a1a1a1
  4. #adadad
  5. #b9b9b9
  6. #c5c5c5
  7. #d0d0d0
  8. #dcdcdc
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #898989
  3. #888888
  4. #878787
  5. #868686
  6. #858585
  7. #848484
  8. #838383
  9. #828282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8a8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8a8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a8a {
  color: #8a8a8a;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a8a {
  background-color: #8a8a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a8a {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a8a, #8a8a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.52 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.66 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.43 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.32 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.32 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.88 #757575 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8a8a  rgb(138, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8a8a  rgb(138, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8a8a  rgb(138, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8a8a  rgb(138, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 0%, 54%)  Battleship Gray