What color is #848996?

#848996 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848996?

The RGB value is 132, 137, 150: 132 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848996?

The complementary color is #969184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848996 color

#848996 rgb(132, 137, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (132, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#848996 color codes

HEX	`#848996`
RGB	`rgb(132, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, 0.9, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 7.6, 276.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.965, 24.999, 32.411)`
Decimal	`8685974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848996, 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 #848996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #848996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848996; }
.text { color: #848996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848996, #888496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #848996?: #848996 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848996?: The RGB value is 132, 137, 150: 132 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848996?: The complementary color is #969184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.