What color is #84889C?

#84889C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84889C?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 156: 132 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84889C?

The complementary color is #9C9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84889C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84889C color

#84889C rgb(132, 136, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84889C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 61.2% blue (132, 136, 156).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#84889C color codes

HEX	`#84889C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, 2.81, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 11.47, 284.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.319, 24.914, 34.974)`
Decimal	`8685724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84889C, 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 #84889C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84889C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #84889C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84889c; }
.text { color: #84889c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84889c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84889c, #8c849c); }

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Questions

What color is #84889C?: #84889C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84889C?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 156: 132 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84889C?: The complementary color is #9C9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84889C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.