What color is #848175?

#848175 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848175?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 117: 132 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848175?

The complementary color is #757884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848175 color

#848175 rgb(132, 129, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848175 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (132, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#848175 color codes

HEX	`#848175`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -1.11, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 7, 99.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.577, 21.891, 19.967)`
Decimal	`8683893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848175, 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 #848175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #848175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848175; }
.text { color: #848175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848175, #808475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #848175?: #848175 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848175?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 117: 132 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848175?: The complementary color is #757884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.