What color is #848192?

#848192 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848192?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 146: 132 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848192?

The complementary color is #8F9281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848192 color

#848192 rgb(132, 129, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848192 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (132, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#848192 color codes

HEX	`#848192`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 4.62, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 9.87, 297.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.553, 22.681, 30.378)`
Decimal	`8683922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848192, 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 #848192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #848192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848192; }
.text { color: #848192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848192, #8d8192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #848192?: #848192 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848192?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 146: 132 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848192?: The complementary color is #8F9281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.