Battleship Grey (#848482)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.75:1 — vs black: 5.60:1

Color values

HEX #848482
RGB rgb(132, 132, 130)
HSL hsl(60, 1%, 51%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 1.52, 48.24 )
Websafe #999999

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Tags

Mood

Minimal (210) Earthy (185)

Style

Monochrome (220) Muted (190)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #848482 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#828284

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#848382

#838482

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#828484

#848284

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#828384

#838284

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#828483

#828284

#848283

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Battleship Grey
#848482 Base

#373736

#5D5D5C

#6F6F6E

#989897

#AAAAA9

#D0D0CF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Battleship Grey, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0D0D

— #252524

— #3D3D3C

— #545453

— #6C6C6A

Battleship Grey #848482 Base

— #9A9A98

— #B0B0AF

— #C6C6C5

Gainsboro #DCDCDC

— #F2F2F2

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #848482. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #848482;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #848482;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #848482;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #848482,
        #828286
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #848482,
        #828286
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$battleship-grey: #848482;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$battleship-grey-r: 132;
$battleship-grey-g: 132;
$battleship-grey-b: 130;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $battleship-grey;
    color: rgba($battleship-grey-r, $battleship-grey-g, $battleship-grey-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Battleship Grey appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #848482 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #848482 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #848482 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #848484 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #848484 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Battleship Grey ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Battleship Grey #848482 Base

Gray #808080 ΔE 1.87

Taupe Gray #8B8589 ΔE 5.40

Sonic Silver #757575 ΔE 5.89

Rocket Metallic #8A7F80 ΔE 6.48

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.