What color is #849081?

#849081 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849081?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 129: 132 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849081?

The complementary color is #8D8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849081 color

#849081 rgb(132, 144, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849081 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 50.6% blue (132, 144, 129).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#849081 color codes

HEX	`#849081`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, -7.3, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 9.77, 138.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.451, 26.437, 24.632)`
Decimal	`8687745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849081, 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 #849081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #849081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849081; }
.text { color: #849081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849081, #819085); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #849081?: #849081 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849081?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 129: 132 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849081?: The complementary color is #8D8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.