What color is #849390?

#849390 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 #849390?

The RGB value is 132, 147, 144: 132 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849390?

The complementary color is #938487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849390 color

#849390 rgb(132, 147, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849390 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 57.6% green and 56.5% blue (132, 147, 144).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#849390 color codes

HEX	`#849390`
RGB	`rgb(132, 147, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 57.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -5.99, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 5.99, 182.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.982, 27.786, 30.427)`
Decimal	`8688528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849390, 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 #849390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #849390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849390; }
.text { color: #849390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 147 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849390, #848f93); }

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Questions

What color is #849390?: #849390 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 #849390?: The RGB value is 132, 147, 144: 132 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849390?: The complementary color is #938487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.