What color is #848071?

#848071 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848071?

The RGB value is 132, 128, 113: 132 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848071?

The complementary color is #717584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848071 color

#848071 rgb(132, 128, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848071 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.2% green and 44.3% blue (132, 128, 113).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#848071 color codes

HEX	`#848071`
RGB	`rgb(132, 128, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -1.25, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 8.78, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.215, 21.536, 18.712)`
Decimal	`8683633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848071, 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 #848071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #848071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848071; }
.text { color: #848071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 128 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848071, #7f8471); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848071?: #848071 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848071?: The RGB value is 132, 128, 113: 132 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848071?: The complementary color is #717584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.