What color is #84847C?

#84847C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84847C?

The RGB value is 132, 132, 124: 132 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84847C?

The complementary color is #7C7C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84847C color

#84847C rgb(132, 132, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84847C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (132, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#84847C color codes

HEX	`#84847C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, -1.54, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 4.58, 109.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.405, 22.863, 22.35)`
Decimal	`8684668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84847C, 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 #84847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #84847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84847c; }
.text { color: #84847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84847c, #80847c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84847C?: #84847C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84847C?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 124: 132 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84847C?: The complementary color is #7C7C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.