#848486

Color #848486

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 1.99 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#848486

RGB

rgb(132, 132, 134)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.8%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.5%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(55.21, 0.4, -1.08)

LCH

lch(55.21, 1.15, 290.32)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.003, 285.42)

HWB

hwb(240, 51.8%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868684

Analogous

#848586

#848486

#858486

Triadic

#848486

#868484

#848684

Split-complementary

#848486

#868584

#858684

Tetradic

#848486

#868486

#868684

#848684

Square

#848486

#868485

#868684

#848685

Shades

Color #848486 mixed toward black.

#6e6e70

#585859

#424243

#2c2c2d

#161616

Tints

Color #848486 mixed toward white.

#99999a

#adadae

#c2c2c3

#d6d6d7

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #848486 mixed toward gray.

#848486

#858586

#858585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848486 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#848485 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#848585 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 1.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #848486;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#848486]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#848486 (#848486) is rgb(132, 132, 134) in RGB.

No, #848486 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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