What color is #84848C?

#84848C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84848C?

The RGB value is 132, 132, 140: 132 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84848C?

The complementary color is #8C8C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84848C color

#84848C rgb(132, 132, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84848C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (132, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#84848C color codes

HEX	`#84848C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.38, 1.62, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.38, 4.59, 290.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.5, 23.301, 28.118)`
Decimal	`8684684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84848C, 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 #84848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #84848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84848c; }
.text { color: #84848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84848c, #88848c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84848C?: #84848C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84848C?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 140: 132 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84848C?: The complementary color is #8C8C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.