What color is #84858A?

#84858A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84858A?

The RGB value is 132, 133, 138: 132 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84858A?

The complementary color is #8A8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84858A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84858A color

#84858A rgb(132, 133, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84858A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.2% green and 54.1% blue (132, 133, 138).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#84858A color codes

HEX	`#84858A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 133, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.6, 0.64, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.6, 2.88, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.49, 23.515, 27.394)`
Decimal	`8684938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84858A, 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 #84858A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84858A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #84858A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84858a; }
.text { color: #84858a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84858a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 133 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84858a, #86848a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84858A?: #84858A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84858A?: The RGB value is 132, 133, 138: 132 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84858A?: The complementary color is #8A8984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84858A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.