What color is #84838E?

#84838E is a gray known as In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of In the Twilight?

The RGB value is 132, 131, 142: 132 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of In the Twilight?

The complementary color is #8D8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

In the Twilight color: hex code #84838E

#84838E rgb(132, 131, 142)

Shades of gray

In the Twilight has the hex code #84838E. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (132, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

In the Twilight (#84838E) color codes

HEX	`#84838E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 2.62, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 6.33, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.514, 23.091, 28.857)`
Decimal	`8684430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with In the Twilight, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #84838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #84838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84838e; }
.text { color: #84838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84838e, #8a838e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

See #84838E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #84838E?: #84838E is a gray known as In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of In the Twilight?: The RGB value is 132, 131, 142: 132 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of In the Twilight?: The complementary color is #8D8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.