What color is #848876?

#848876 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848876?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 118: 132 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848876?

The complementary color is #7A7688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848876 color

#848876 rgb(132, 136, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848876 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 46.3% blue (132, 136, 118).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 5.76:1).

#848876 color codes

HEX	`#848876`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -4.88, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 10.39, 118.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.589, 23.822, 20.597)`
Decimal	`8685686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848876, 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 #848876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #848876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848876; }
.text { color: #848876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848876, #7b8876); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848876?: #848876 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848876?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 118: 132 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848876?: The complementary color is #7A7688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.