What color is #848C7E?

#848C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848C7E?

The RGB value is 132, 140, 126: 132 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848C7E?

The complementary color is #867E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848C7E color

#848C7E rgb(132, 140, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848C7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.9% green and 49.4% blue (132, 140, 126).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#848C7E color codes

HEX	`#848C7E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 140, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, -5.65, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 8.6, 131.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.659, 25.168, 23.399)`
Decimal	`8686718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848C7E, 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 #848C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #848C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848c7e; }
.text { color: #848c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 140 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848c7e, #7e8c7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848C7E?: #848C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848C7E?: The RGB value is 132, 140, 126: 132 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848C7E?: The complementary color is #867E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.