What color is #848C82?

#848C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848C82?

The RGB value is 132, 140, 130: 132 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848C82?

The complementary color is #8A828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848C82 color

#848C82 rgb(132, 140, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848C82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.9% green and 51% blue (132, 140, 130).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#848C82 color codes

HEX	`#848C82`
RGB	`rgb(132, 140, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -4.9, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 6.54, 138.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.922, 25.273, 24.785)`
Decimal	`8686722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848C82, 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 #848C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #848C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848c82; }
.text { color: #848c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 140 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848c82, #828c85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848C82?: #848C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848C82?: The RGB value is 132, 140, 130: 132 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848C82?: The complementary color is #8A828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.