What color is #848372?

#848372 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848372?

The RGB value is 132, 131, 114: 132 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848372?

The complementary color is #727384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848372 color

#848372 rgb(132, 131, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848372 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (132, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#848372 color codes

HEX	`#848372`
RGB	`rgb(132, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -2.77, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 9.74, 106.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.669, 22.353, 19.142)`
Decimal	`8684402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848372, 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 #848372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #848372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848372; }
.text { color: #848372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848372, #7c8472); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848372?: #848372 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848372?: The RGB value is 132, 131, 114: 132 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848372?: The complementary color is #727384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.