What color is #848DA9?

#848DA9 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 #848DA9?

The RGB value is 132, 141, 169: 132 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848DA9?

The complementary color is #A9A084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848DA9 color

#848DA9 rgb(132, 141, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848DA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.3% green and 66.3% blue (132, 141, 169).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#848DA9 color codes

HEX	`#848DA9`
RGB	`rgb(132, 141, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 2.96, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 16.1, 280.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.2, 26.819, 41.325)`
Decimal	`8687017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848DA9, 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 #848DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #848DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848da9; }
.text { color: #848da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 141 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848da9, #8e84a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848DA9?: #848DA9 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 #848DA9?: The RGB value is 132, 141, 169: 132 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848DA9?: The complementary color is #A9A084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.