Information about #848980 color

#848980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #848980 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(132, 137, 128) — 51.8% red, 53.7% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 4 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#848980 is a quiet, subdued grey that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ravine (#848A7D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Delta (#83857F) and Titanium (#878681).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 137, 128) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #848980 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#848980 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#848980 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #848980

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848980
  • RGB132, 137, 128
  • CMYK2, 0, 4, 46
  • CSSrgb(132, 137, 128)
  • HSL93°, 4%, 52%
  • HSL Precise93.333°, 3.673%, 51.961%
  • HSV93°, 7%, 54%
  • HSB93°, 7%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.537, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.537, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.537, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID848980
  • DECIMAL ID8685952
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01