What color is #84798B?

#84798B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84798B?

The RGB value is 132, 121, 139: 132 red, 121 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84798B?

The complementary color is #808B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84798B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84798B color

#84798B rgb(132, 121, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84798B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.5% green and 54.5% blue (132, 121, 139).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#84798B color codes

HEX	`#84798B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 121, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 7.78, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 11.33, 313.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.013, 20.444, 27.26)`
Decimal	`8681867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84798B, 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 #84798B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84798B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #84798B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84798b; }
.text { color: #84798b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84798b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 121 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84798b, #8b7989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #84798B?: #84798B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84798B?: The RGB value is 132, 121, 139: 132 red, 121 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84798B?: The complementary color is #808B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84798B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.