What color is #848FAD?

#848FAD 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 #848FAD?

The RGB value is 132, 143, 173: 132 red, 143 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848FAD?

The complementary color is #ADA284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848FAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848FAD color

#848FAD rgb(132, 143, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848FAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.1% green and 67.8% blue (132, 143, 173).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#848FAD color codes

HEX	`#848FAD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 143, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, 2.78, -17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 17.28, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.879, 27.567, 43.432)`
Decimal	`8687533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848FAD, 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 #848FAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848FAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #848FAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848fad; }
.text { color: #848fad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848fad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 143 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848fad, #8e84ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848FAD?: #848FAD 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 #848FAD?: The RGB value is 132, 143, 173: 132 red, 143 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848FAD?: The complementary color is #ADA284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848FAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.