What color is #848565?

#848565 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 #848565?

The RGB value is 132, 133, 101: 132 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848565?

The complementary color is #666585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848565?

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.

#848565 color

#848565 rgb(132, 133, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848565 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.2% green and 39.6% blue (132, 133, 101).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#848565 color codes

HEX	`#848565`
RGB	`rgb(132, 133, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -6.01, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 18.21, 109.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.252, 22.62, 15.609)`
Decimal	`8684901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848565, 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 #848565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848565 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 #848565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848565; }
.text { color: #848565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 133 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848565, #748565); }

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Questions

What color is #848565?: #848565 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 #848565?: The RGB value is 132, 133, 101: 132 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848565?: The complementary color is #666585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848565?: 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.