What color is #848383?

#848383 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848383?

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

What is the complementary color of #848383?

The complementary color is #838484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848383 color

#848383 rgb(132, 131, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848383 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Black Mana (#858585), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#848383 color codes

HEX	`#848383`
RGB	`rgb(132, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 0.37, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 0.4, 19.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.728, 22.777, 24.72)`
Decimal	`8684419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848383, 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 #848383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #848383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848383; }
.text { color: #848383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848383, #848483); }

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Questions

What color is #848383?: #848383 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848383?: The RGB value is 132, 131, 131: 132 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848383?: The complementary color is #838484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.