What color is #848E99?

#848E99 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 #848E99?

The RGB value is 132, 142, 153: 132 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848E99?

The complementary color is #998F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848E99 color

#848E99 rgb(132, 142, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848E99 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.7% green and 60% blue (132, 142, 153).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#848E99 color codes

HEX	`#848E99`
RGB	`rgb(132, 142, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, -1.27, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 7.18, 259.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.937, 26.551, 33.942)`
Decimal	`8687257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848E99, 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 #848E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #848E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848e99; }
.text { color: #848e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 142 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848e99, #858499); }

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Questions

What color is #848E99?: #848E99 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 #848E99?: The RGB value is 132, 142, 153: 132 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848E99?: The complementary color is #998F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.