What color is #848486?

#848486 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848486?

The RGB value is 132, 132, 134: 132 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848486?

The complementary color is #868684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848486 color

#848486 rgb(132, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (132, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Black Mana (#858585), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#848486 color codes

HEX	`#848486`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 0.4, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 1.15, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.069, 23.129, 25.851)`
Decimal	`8684678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848486, 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 #848486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #848486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848486; }
.text { color: #848486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848486, #858486); }

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Questions

What color is #848486?: #848486 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848486?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 134: 132 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848486?: The complementary color is #868684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.