What color is #848D7B?

#848D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848D7B?

The RGB value is 132, 141, 123: 132 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848D7B?

The complementary color is #847B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848D7B color

#848D7B rgb(132, 141, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848D7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.3% green and 48.2% blue (132, 141, 123).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#848D7B color codes

HEX	`#848D7B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 141, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -6.76, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 10.86, 128.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.615, 25.385, 22.443)`
Decimal	`8686971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848D7B, 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 #848D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #848D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848d7b; }
.text { color: #848d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 141 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848d7b, #7b8d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #848D7B?: #848D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848D7B?: The RGB value is 132, 141, 123: 132 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848D7B?: The complementary color is #847B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.