What color is #848274?

#848274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848274?

The RGB value is 132, 130, 116: 132 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848274?

The complementary color is #747684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848274?

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.

#848274 color

#848274 rgb(132, 130, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (132, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#848274 color codes

HEX	`#848274`
RGB	`rgb(132, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -1.86, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 8.07, 103.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.65, 22.132, 19.704)`
Decimal	`8684148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848274, 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 #848274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848274 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 #848274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848274; }
.text { color: #848274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848274, #7e8474); }

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Questions

What color is #848274?: #848274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848274?: The RGB value is 132, 130, 116: 132 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848274?: The complementary color is #747684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848274?: 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.