What color is #848186?

#848186 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848186?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 134: 132 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848186?

The complementary color is #838681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848186 color

#848186 rgb(132, 129, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848186 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 52.5% blue (132, 129, 134).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#848186 color codes

HEX	`#848186`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, 2.11, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 3.12, 312.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.668, 22.327, 25.718)`
Decimal	`8683910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848186, 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 #848186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #848186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848186; }
.text { color: #848186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848186, #868185); }

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Questions

What color is #848186?: #848186 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848186?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 134: 132 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848186?: The complementary color is #838681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.