What color is #848195?

#848195 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848195?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 149: 132 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848195?

The complementary color is #929581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848195 color

#848195 rgb(132, 129, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848195 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 58.4% blue (132, 129, 149).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#848195 color codes

HEX	`#848195`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 5.28, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 11.58, 297.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.79, 22.776, 31.623)`
Decimal	`8683925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848195, 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 #848195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #848195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848195; }
.text { color: #848195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848195, #8e8195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #848195?: #848195 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848195?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 149: 132 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848195?: The complementary color is #929581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.