What color is #848B87?

#848B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848B87?

The RGB value is 132, 139, 135: 132 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848B87?

The complementary color is #8B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848B87 color

#848B87 rgb(132, 139, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848B87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.5% green and 52.9% blue (132, 139, 135).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#848B87 color codes

HEX	`#848B87`
RGB	`rgb(132, 139, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -3.36, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 3.59, 159.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.121, 25.12, 26.548)`
Decimal	`8686471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848B87, 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 #848B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #848B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848b87; }
.text { color: #848b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 139 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848b87, #848b8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848B87?: #848B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848B87?: The RGB value is 132, 139, 135: 132 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848B87?: The complementary color is #8B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.