What color is #84808E?

#84808E is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84808E?

The RGB value is 132, 128, 142: 132 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84808E?

The complementary color is #8A8E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84808E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84808E color

#84808E rgb(132, 128, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84808E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.2% green and 55.7% blue (132, 128, 142).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#84808E color codes

HEX	`#84808E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 128, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, 4.34, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 8.23, 301.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.116, 22.297, 28.725)`
Decimal	`8683662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84808E, 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 #84808E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84808E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #84808E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84808e; }
.text { color: #84808e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84808e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 128 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84808e, #8b808e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84808E?: #84808E is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84808E?: The RGB value is 132, 128, 142: 132 red, 128 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84808E?: The complementary color is #8A8E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84808E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.