What color is #848472?

#848472 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848472?

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

What is the complementary color of #848472?

The complementary color is #727284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848472 color

#848472 rgb(132, 132, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848472 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#848472 color codes

HEX	`#848472`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -3.34, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 10.29, 108.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.804, 22.623, 19.187)`
Decimal	`8684658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848472, 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 #848472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #848472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848472; }
.text { color: #848472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848472, #7b8472); }

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Questions

What color is #848472?: #848472 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848472?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 114: 132 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848472?: The complementary color is #727284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.