What color is #84846B?

#84846B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84846B?

The RGB value is 132, 132, 107: 132 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84846B?

The complementary color is #6B6B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84846B color

#84846B rgb(132, 132, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84846B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (132, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#84846B color codes

HEX	`#84846B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -4.51, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 14.27, 108.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.421, 22.47, 17.168)`
Decimal	`8684651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84846B, 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 #84846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #84846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84846b; }
.text { color: #84846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84846b, #77846b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84846B?: #84846B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84846B?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 107: 132 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84846B?: The complementary color is #6B6B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.