What color is #849998?

#849998 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849998?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 152: 132 red, 153 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849998?

The complementary color is #998485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849998 color

#849998 rgb(132, 153, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849998 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 59.6% blue (132, 153, 152).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#849998 color codes

HEX	`#849998`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, -7.6, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 7.86, 194.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.573, 29.954, 34.081)`
Decimal	`8690072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849998, 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 #849998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #849998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849998; }
.text { color: #849998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849998, #849099); }

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Questions

What color is #849998?: #849998 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849998?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 152: 132 red, 153 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849998?: The complementary color is #998485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.