Battleship Gray (#848482)

The hex code for Battleship Gray is #848482. It is rgb(132, 132, 130) in RGB, hsl(60, 1%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%) in CMYK — a mid-tone gray. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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RGBrgb(132, 132, 130)

HSLhsl(60, 1%, 51%)

HSVhsv(60, 2%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.003 106.5)

LABlab(55.10% -0.29 1.08)

LCHlch(55.10% 1.12 105.13)

Colors Closest to Battleship Gray

Battleship Gray is a registered color name, also listed as Old Silver. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Gray#808080ΔE 1.89 Titanium#878681ΔE 1.93 Philippine Gray#8C8C8CΔE 3.34 Middle Gray#8B8680ΔE 3.37 Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 4.13 Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 4.83

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#848482 Channel Values

How Battleship Gray breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 132 · G 132 · B 130	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 1% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 2% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Battleship Gray background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Battleship Gray

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Battleship Gray; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Battleship Gray

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Battleship Gray Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #848482 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--battleship-gray: #848482;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #848482;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'battleship-gray': '#848482' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.518, blue: 0.510)

Android XML<color name="battleship_gray">#848482</color>

SVG fillfill="#848482"

More Gray Colors

Battleship Gray sits in the grayfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

878681 838996 878787 828e84 899499 828282 8a7f80 808080 8b8589 807473 8b8680 7d7d7d 8f8f8f a1a1a1 acacac bdbdbd c8c8cd d8d8d8 2e2e2e 404040 4d4d4d 555555 636363 71797e

#848482 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Battleship Gray?

The hex code for Battleship Gray is #848482. That is rgb(132, 132, 130) in RGB, hsl(60, 1%, 51%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #848482?

#848482 is rgb(132, 132, 130) — red 132, green 132, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #848482?

#848482 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #848482 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #848482 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #848482 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #848482 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 1.89, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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