What color is #84877A?

#84877A is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84877A?

The RGB value is 132, 135, 122: 132 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84877A?

The complementary color is #7D7A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84877A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84877A color

#84877A rgb(132, 135, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84877A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (132, 135, 122).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 5% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#84877A color codes

HEX	`#84877A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 135, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -3.6, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 7.53, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.692, 23.639, 21.829)`
Decimal	`8685434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84877A, 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 #84877A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84877A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #84877A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84877a; }
.text { color: #84877a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84877a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 135 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84877a, #7e877a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84877A?: #84877A is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84877A?: The RGB value is 132, 135, 122: 132 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84877A?: The complementary color is #7D7A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84877A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.