What color is #849992?

#849992 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849992?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 146: 132 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849992?

The complementary color is #99848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849992 color

#849992 rgb(132, 153, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849992 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (132, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#849992 color codes

HEX	`#849992`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -8.87, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 8.94, 172.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.094, 29.763, 31.559)`
Decimal	`8690066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849992, 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 #849992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #849992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849992; }
.text { color: #849992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849992, #849699); }

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Questions

What color is #849992?: #849992 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849992?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 146: 132 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849992?: The complementary color is #99848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.