What color is #84777E?

#84777E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84777E?

The RGB value is 132, 119, 126: 132 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84777E?

The complementary color is #77847D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84777E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84777E color

#84777E rgb(132, 119, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84777E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.7% green and 49.4% blue (132, 119, 126).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#84777E color codes

HEX	`#84777E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 119, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 6.32, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 6.63, 342.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.878, 19.606, 22.472)`
Decimal	`8681342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84777E, 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 #84777E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84777E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #84777E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84777e; }
.text { color: #84777e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84777e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 119 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84777e, #847778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84777E?: #84777E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84777E?: The RGB value is 132, 119, 126: 132 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84777E?: The complementary color is #77847D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84777E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.