What color is #849098?

#849098 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849098?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 152: 132 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849098?

The complementary color is #988C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849098 color

#849098 rgb(132, 144, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849098 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 59.6% blue (132, 144, 152).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#849098 color codes

HEX	`#849098`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, -2.62, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 6.28, 245.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.155, 27.119, 33.609)`
Decimal	`8687768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849098, 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 #849098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #849098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849098; }
.text { color: #849098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849098, #848698); }

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Questions

What color is #849098?: #849098 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849098?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 152: 132 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849098?: The complementary color is #988C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.