What color is #848191?

#848191 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848191?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 145: 132 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848191?

The complementary color is #8E9181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848191 color

#848191 rgb(132, 129, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848191 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (132, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#848191 color codes

HEX	`#848191`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 4.41, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 9.3, 298.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.476, 22.65, 29.97)`
Decimal	`8683921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848191, 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 #848191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #848191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848191; }
.text { color: #848191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848191, #8c8191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #848191?: #848191 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848191?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 145: 132 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848191?: The complementary color is #8E9181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.