What color is #84887D?

#84887D is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84887D?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 125: 132 red, 136 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84887D?

The complementary color is #817D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84887D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84887D color

#84887D rgb(132, 136, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84887D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 49% blue (132, 136, 125).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#84887D color codes

HEX	`#84887D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, -3.61, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 6.49, 123.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.021, 23.995, 22.869)`
Decimal	`8685693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84887D, 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 #84887D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84887D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #84887D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84887d; }
.text { color: #84887d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84887d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84887d, #7e887d); }

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Questions

What color is #84887D?: #84887D is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84887D?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 125: 132 red, 136 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84887D?: The complementary color is #817D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84887D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.