What color is #848D98?

#848D98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848D98?

The RGB value is 132, 141, 152: 132 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848D98?

The complementary color is #988F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848D98 color

#848D98 rgb(132, 141, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848D98 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (132, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#848D98 color codes

HEX	`#848D98`
RGB	`rgb(132, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -0.93, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 7.01, 262.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.707, 26.222, 33.459)`
Decimal	`8687000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848D98, 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 #848D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #848D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848d98; }
.text { color: #848d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848d98, #858498); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848D98?: #848D98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848D98?: The RGB value is 132, 141, 152: 132 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848D98?: The complementary color is #988F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.