What color is #848283?

#848283 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848283?

The RGB value is 132, 130, 131: 132 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848283?

The complementary color is #828483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848283 color

#848283 rgb(132, 130, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848283 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (132, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Black Mana (#858585), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#848283 color codes

HEX	`#848283`
RGB	`rgb(132, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 0.94, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 0.98, 343.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.594, 22.51, 24.675)`
Decimal	`8684163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848283, 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 #848283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #848283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848283; }
.text { color: #848283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848283, #848282); }

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Questions

What color is #848283?: #848283 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848283?: The RGB value is 132, 130, 131: 132 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848283?: The complementary color is #828483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.