What color is #84806E?

#84806E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84806E?

The RGB value is 132, 128, 110: 132 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84806E?

The complementary color is #6E7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84806E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84806E color

#84806E rgb(132, 128, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84806E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.2% green and 43.1% blue (132, 128, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#84806E color codes

HEX	`#84806E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 128, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, -1.76, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 10.47, 99.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.049, 21.47, 17.837)`
Decimal	`8683630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84806E, 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 #84806E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84806E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #84806E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84806e; }
.text { color: #84806e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84806e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 128 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84806e, #7d846e); }

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Questions

What color is #84806E?: #84806E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84806E?: The RGB value is 132, 128, 110: 132 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84806E?: The complementary color is #6E7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84806E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.