What color is #848883?

#848883 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848883?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 131: 132 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848883?

The complementary color is #878388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848883 color

#848883 rgb(132, 136, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848883 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (132, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#848883 color codes

HEX	`#848883`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -2.46, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 3.28, 138.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.416, 24.152, 24.949)`
Decimal	`8685699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848883, 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 #848883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #848883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848883; }
.text { color: #848883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848883, #838884); }

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Questions

What color is #848883?: #848883 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848883?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 131: 132 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848883?: The complementary color is #878388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.