What color is #848785?

#848785 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848785?

The RGB value is 132, 135, 133: 132 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848785?

The complementary color is #878486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848785 color

#848785 rgb(132, 135, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848785 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.9% green and 52.2% blue (132, 135, 133).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Gryphon (#838585), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#848785 color codes

HEX	`#848785`
RGB	`rgb(132, 135, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, -1.51, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 1.65, 155.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.413, 23.927, 25.623)`
Decimal	`8685445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848785, 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 #848785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #848785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848785; }
.text { color: #848785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 135 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848785, #848787); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848785?: #848785 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848785?: The RGB value is 132, 135, 133: 132 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848785?: The complementary color is #878486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.