Battleship Grey Color
Battleship Grey is a blue color with hex code #6B7C85. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with battleship grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Battleship Grey Color Values
What Does Battleship Grey Mean?
Battleship Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Battleship Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Battleship Grey is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: bluish gray, #81878B). It is also known as Astronomicon Grey.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Battleship Grey
Battleship Grey and #85746B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #6B8581 and #6B6F85, which sit beside battleship grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair battleship grey with triadic partners #856B7C and #7C856B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Steel Grey —
#6F828A(Delta E 2) - Rolling Stone —
#747D83(Delta E 4) - Pale Sky —
#6E7783(Delta E 4) - Raven —
#727B89(Delta E 4) - SlateGray —
#708090(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #6B7C85; }
.background { background-color: #6B7C85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6B7C85; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6B7C8540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for battleship grey?
Battleship Grey has the hex code #6B7C85. In RGB notation it is rgb(107, 124, 133), in HSL it is hsl(201, 11%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.576, 0.024, 230.9.
What does the color battleship grey mean?
Blue-family colors like battleship grey carry distinct psychological associations. Battleship Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Battleship Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with battleship grey?
Battleship Grey has three easy routes: its complement #85746B for punch, its neighbors #6B8581 and #6B6F85 for something calmer, or triadic partners #856B7C and #7C856B when you want energy.
Is battleship grey a standard web color?
No — Battleship Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #6B7C85 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make battleship grey lighter or darker?
To lighten battleship grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E6E9EB (lightest tint) to #121517 (darkest shade).
About Battleship Grey
Battleship Grey is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Astronomicon Grey. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #6B7C85 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.