What color is #849688?

#849688 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849688?

The RGB value is 132, 150, 136: 132 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849688?

The complementary color is #968492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849688 color

#849688 rgb(132, 150, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.8% green and 53.3% blue (132, 150, 136).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#849688 color codes

HEX	`#849688`
RGB	`rgb(132, 150, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -9.24, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 10.62, 150.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.865, 28.495, 27.478)`
Decimal	`8689288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849688, 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 #849688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #849688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849688; }
.text { color: #849688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 150 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849688, #849691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #849688?: #849688 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849688?: The RGB value is 132, 150, 136: 132 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849688?: The complementary color is #968492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.