What color is #84787E?

#84787E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84787E?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 126: 132 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84787E?

The complementary color is #78847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84787E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84787E color

#84787E rgb(132, 120, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84787E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 49.4% blue (132, 120, 126).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#84787E color codes

HEX	`#84787E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 5.74, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 5.96, 344.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.998, 19.845, 22.512)`
Decimal	`8681598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84787E, 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 #84787E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84787E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #84787E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84787e; }
.text { color: #84787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84787e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84787e, #847878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84787E?: #84787E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84787E?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 126: 132 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84787E?: The complementary color is #78847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84787E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.