What color is #84737C?

#84737C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84737C?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 124: 132 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84737C?

The complementary color is #73847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84737C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84737C color

#84737C rgb(132, 115, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84737C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 48.6% blue (132, 115, 124).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#84737C color codes

HEX	`#84737C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, 8.27, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 8.65, 343.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.284, 18.623, 21.644)`
Decimal	`8680316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84737C, 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 #84737C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84737C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #84737C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84737c; }
.text { color: #84737c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84737c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84737c, #847374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #84737C?: #84737C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84737C?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 124: 132 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84737C?: The complementary color is #73847B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84737C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.