What color is #84909A?

#84909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84909A?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 154: 132 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84909A?

The complementary color is #9A8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84909A color

#84909A rgb(132, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84909A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (132, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#84909A color codes

HEX	`#84909A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -2.18, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 7.1, 252.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.32, 27.185, 34.479)`
Decimal	`8687770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84909A, 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 #84909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #84909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84909a; }
.text { color: #84909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84909a, #84859a); }

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Questions

What color is #84909A?: #84909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84909A?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 154: 132 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84909A?: The complementary color is #9A8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.