What color is #848AAB?

#848AAB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848AAB?

The RGB value is 132, 138, 171: 132 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848AAB?

The complementary color is #ABA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848AAB color

#848AAB rgb(132, 138, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848AAB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.1% green and 67.1% blue (132, 138, 171).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#848AAB color codes

HEX	`#848AAB`
RGB	`rgb(132, 138, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 5.16, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 18.83, 285.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.953, 26.022, 42.176)`
Decimal	`8686251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848AAB, 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 #848AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #848AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848aab; }
.text { color: #848aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 138 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848aab, #9284ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #848AAB?: #848AAB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848AAB?: The RGB value is 132, 138, 171: 132 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848AAB?: The complementary color is #ABA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.