What color is #8490A6?

#8490A6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8490A6?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 166: 132 red, 144 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8490A6?

The complementary color is #A69A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8490A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8490A6 color

#8490A6 rgb(132, 144, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8490A6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 65.1% blue (132, 144, 166).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#8490A6 color codes

HEX	`#8490A6`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.53, 0.55, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.53, 13.04, 272.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.37, 27.605, 40.008)`
Decimal	`8687782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8490A6, 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 #8490A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8490A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #8490A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8490a6; }
.text { color: #8490a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8490a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8490a6, #8984a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8490A6?: #8490A6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8490A6?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 166: 132 red, 144 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8490A6?: The complementary color is #A69A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8490A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.