What color is #848069?

#848069 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848069?

The RGB value is 132, 128, 105: 132 red, 128 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848069?

The complementary color is #696D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848069 color

#848069 rgb(132, 128, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848069 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.2% green and 41.2% blue (132, 128, 105).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#848069 color codes

HEX	`#848069`
RGB	`rgb(132, 128, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -2.58, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 13.31, 101.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.785, 21.364, 16.443)`
Decimal	`8683625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848069, 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 #848069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #848069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848069; }
.text { color: #848069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 128 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848069, #7b8469); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848069?: #848069 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848069?: The RGB value is 132, 128, 105: 132 red, 128 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848069?: The complementary color is #696D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.