What color is #84928E?

#84928E 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 #84928E?

The RGB value is 132, 146, 142: 132 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84928E?

The complementary color is #928488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84928E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84928E color

#84928E rgb(132, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84928E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (132, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#84928E color codes

HEX	`#84928E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -5.85, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 5.86, 176.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.676, 27.416, 29.578)`
Decimal	`8688270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84928E, 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 #84928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84928E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #84928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84928e; }
.text { color: #84928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84928e, #848f92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84928E?: #84928E 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 #84928E?: The RGB value is 132, 146, 142: 132 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84928E?: The complementary color is #928488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84928E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.