What color is #848975?

#848975 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848975?

The RGB value is 132, 137, 117: 132 red, 137 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848975?

The complementary color is #7A7589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848975 color

#848975 rgb(132, 137, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.7% green and 45.9% blue (132, 137, 117).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#848975 color codes

HEX	`#848975`
RGB	`rgb(132, 137, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, -5.61, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 11.57, 119.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.672, 24.081, 20.333)`
Decimal	`8685941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848975, 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 #848975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #848975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848975; }
.text { color: #848975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 137 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848975, #7a8975); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848975?: #848975 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848975?: The RGB value is 132, 137, 117: 132 red, 137 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848975?: The complementary color is #7A7589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.