What color is #848985?

#848985 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848985?

The RGB value is 132, 137, 133: 132 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848985?

The complementary color is #898488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848985?

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.

#848985 color

#848985 rgb(132, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (132, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#848985 color codes

HEX	`#848985`
RGB	`rgb(132, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -2.63, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 3.03, 150.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.694, 24.49, 25.717)`
Decimal	`8685957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848985, 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 #848985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848985 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 #848985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848985; }
.text { color: #848985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848985, #848988); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848985?: #848985 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848985?: The RGB value is 132, 137, 133: 132 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848985?: The complementary color is #898488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848985?: 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.