What color is #848290?

#848290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848290?

The RGB value is 132, 130, 144: 132 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848290?

The complementary color is #8E9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848290 color

#848290 rgb(132, 130, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (132, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#848290 color codes

HEX	`#848290`
RGB	`rgb(132, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, 3.62, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 8.1, 296.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.531, 22.884, 29.61)`
Decimal	`8684176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848290, 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 #848290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #848290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848290; }
.text { color: #848290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848290, #8b8290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #848290?: #848290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848290?: The RGB value is 132, 130, 144: 132 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848290?: The complementary color is #8E9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.