What color is #848671?

#848671 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848671?

The RGB value is 132, 134, 113: 132 red, 134 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848671?

The complementary color is #737186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848671?

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.

#848671 color

#848671 rgb(132, 134, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848671 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.5% green and 44.3% blue (132, 134, 113).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#848671 color codes

HEX	`#848671`
RGB	`rgb(132, 134, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -4.63, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 12.01, 112.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.021, 23.148, 18.98)`
Decimal	`8685169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848671, 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 #848671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848671 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 #848671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848671; }
.text { color: #848671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 134 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848671, #7a8671); }

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Questions

What color is #848671?: #848671 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848671?: The RGB value is 132, 134, 113: 132 red, 134 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848671?: The complementary color is #737186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848671?: 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.