What color is #84757B?

#84757B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84757B?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 123: 132 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84757B?

The complementary color is #75847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84757B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84757B color

#84757B rgb(132, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84757B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (132, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#84757B color codes

HEX	`#84757B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 6.91, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 7.01, 350.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.452, 19.059, 21.389)`
Decimal	`8680827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84757B, 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 #84757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #84757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84757b; }
.text { color: #84757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84757b, #847775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #84757B?: #84757B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84757B?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 123: 132 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84757B?: The complementary color is #75847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84757B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.