What color is #84817F?

#84817F is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84817F?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 127: 132 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84817F?

The complementary color is #7F8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84817F color

#84817F rgb(132, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84817F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (132, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#84817F color codes

HEX	`#84817F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 4%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 0.74, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 1.65, 63.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.196, 22.138, 23.231)`
Decimal	`8683903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84817F, 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 #84817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #84817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84817f; }
.text { color: #84817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84817f, #84847f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84817F?: #84817F is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84817F?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 127: 132 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84817F?: The complementary color is #7F8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.