A neutral medium gray named after the paint used on naval warships. It is practical and no-nonsense, common on garage floors, workwear and car finishes.
Also known as: Battleship.
The hex code for battleship gray is #848482. In RGB it is rgb(132, 132, 130), in HSL hsl(60, 1%, 51%) and in CMYK 0, 0, 2, 48.
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Battleship gray (#848482) is a neutral, mid-tone, almost unsaturated color. It belongs to the grays family. It mixes 132 red, 132 green and 130 blue (out of 255). It is mostly used in cars, industrial, menswear.

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:root {
--battleship-gray: #848482;
--battleship-gray-rgb: 132, 132, 130;
}
.bg { background-color: var(--battleship-gray); }
.text { color: var(--battleship-gray); }
The hex code for battleship gray is #848482. In RGB it is rgb(132, 132, 130), in HSL hsl(60, 1%, 51%) and in CMYK 0, 0, 2, 48.
Its complement on the color wheel is #828284, close to gray. Used in small doses, it works as an accent and adds strong contrast.
Use black text instead: the contrast with white is only 3.7:1, while with black it is 5.6:1.
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