What color is #848779?

#848779 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848779?

The RGB value is 132, 135, 121: 132 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848779?

The complementary color is #7C7987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848779 color

#848779 rgb(132, 135, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848779 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.9% green and 47.5% blue (132, 135, 121).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#848779 color codes

HEX	`#848779`
RGB	`rgb(132, 135, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -3.78, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 8.09, 117.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.63, 23.614, 21.504)`
Decimal	`8685433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848779, 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 #848779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #848779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848779; }
.text { color: #848779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 135 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848779, #7d8779); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848779?: #848779 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848779?: The RGB value is 132, 135, 121: 132 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848779?: The complementary color is #7C7987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.