What color is #84828F?

#84828F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84828F?

The RGB value is 132, 130, 143: 132 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84828F?

The complementary color is #8D8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84828F color

#84828F rgb(132, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84828F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (132, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#84828F color codes

HEX	`#84828F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 3.4, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 7.52, 296.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.455, 22.854, 29.21)`
Decimal	`8684175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84828F, 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 #84828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #84828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84828f; }
.text { color: #84828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84828f, #8b828f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84828F?: #84828F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84828F?: The RGB value is 132, 130, 143: 132 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84828F?: The complementary color is #8D8F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.