What color is #848CA4?

#848CA4 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 #848CA4?

The RGB value is 132, 140, 164: 132 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848CA4?

The complementary color is #A49C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848CA4 color

#848CA4 rgb(132, 140, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848CA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (132, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#848CA4 color codes

HEX	`#848CA4`
RGB	`rgb(132, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.36, 2.36, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.36, 13.85, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.593, 26.342, 38.851)`
Decimal	`8686756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848CA4, 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 #848CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #848CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848ca4; }
.text { color: #848ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848ca4, #8c84a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848CA4?: #848CA4 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 #848CA4?: The RGB value is 132, 140, 164: 132 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848CA4?: The complementary color is #A49C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.