What color is #848988?

#848988 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848988?

The RGB value is 132, 137, 136: 132 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848988?

The complementary color is #898485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848988 color

#848988 rgb(132, 137, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (132, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Gryphon (#838585), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#848988 color codes

HEX	`#848988`
RGB	`rgb(132, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -2.04, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 2.04, 182.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.904, 24.574, 26.824)`
Decimal	`8685960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848988, 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 #848988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #848988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848988; }
.text { color: #848988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848988, #848889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #848988?: #848988 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848988?: The RGB value is 132, 137, 136: 132 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848988?: The complementary color is #898485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.