What color is #84888F?

#84888F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84888F?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 143: 132 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84888F?

The complementary color is #8F8B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84888F color

#84888F rgb(132, 136, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84888F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (132, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#84888F color codes

HEX	`#84888F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -0.03, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 4.25, 269.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.277, 24.497, 29.483)`
Decimal	`8685711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84888F, 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 #84888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #84888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84888f; }
.text { color: #84888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84888f, #86848f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #84888F?: #84888F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84888F?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 143: 132 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84888F?: The complementary color is #8F8B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.