What color is #848A8C?

#848A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848A8C?

The RGB value is 132, 138, 140: 132 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848A8C?

The complementary color is #8C8684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848A8C?

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.

#848A8C color

#848A8C rgb(132, 138, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848A8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.1% green and 54.9% blue (132, 138, 140).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#848A8C color codes

HEX	`#848A8C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 138, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -1.79, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 2.56, 225.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.337, 24.976, 28.397)`
Decimal	`8686220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848A8C, 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 #848A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848A8C 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 #848A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848a8c; }
.text { color: #848a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 138 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848a8c, #84868c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #848A8C?: #848A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848A8C?: The RGB value is 132, 138, 140: 132 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848A8C?: The complementary color is #8C8684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848A8C?: 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.