What color is #849497?

#849497 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849497?

The RGB value is 132, 148, 151: 132 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849497?

The complementary color is #978784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849497 color

#849497 rgb(132, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849497 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (132, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#849497 color codes

HEX	`#849497`
RGB	`rgb(132, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -5.06, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 6.17, 214.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.69, 28.319, 33.385)`
Decimal	`8688791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849497, 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 #849497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #849497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849497; }
.text { color: #849497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849497, #848b97); }

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Questions

What color is #849497?: #849497 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849497?: The RGB value is 132, 148, 151: 132 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849497?: The complementary color is #978784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.