What color is #8494A9?

#8494A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8494A9?

The RGB value is 132, 148, 169: 132 red, 148 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8494A9?

The complementary color is #A99984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8494A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8494A9 color

#8494A9 rgb(132, 148, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8494A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58% green and 66.3% blue (132, 148, 169).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8494A9 color codes

HEX	`#8494A9`
RGB	`rgb(132, 148, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -1.01, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 12.95, 265.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.265, 28.949, 41.68)`
Decimal	`8688809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8494A9, 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 #8494A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8494A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8494A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8494a9; }
.text { color: #8494a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8494a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 148 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8494a9, #8784a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8494A9?: #8494A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8494A9?: The RGB value is 132, 148, 169: 132 red, 148 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8494A9?: The complementary color is #A99984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8494A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.