What color is #849999?

#849999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849999?

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

What is the complementary color of #849999?

The complementary color is #998484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849999 color

#849999 rgb(132, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849999 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#849999 color codes

HEX	`#849999`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -7.39, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 7.8, 198.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.655, 29.987, 34.515)`
Decimal	`8690073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849999, 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 #849999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	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 #849999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849999; }
.text { color: #849999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849999, #848f99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #849999?: #849999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849999?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 153: 132 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849999?: The complementary color is #998484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.