What color is #849AAC?

#849AAC 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 #849AAC?

The RGB value is 132, 154, 172: 132 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849AAC?

The complementary color is #AC9684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849AAC color

#849AAC rgb(132, 154, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849AAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60.4% green and 67.5% blue (132, 154, 172).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#849AAC color codes

HEX	`#849AAC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 154, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -3.65, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 12.5, 253.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.516, 30.994, 43.502)`
Decimal	`8690348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849AAC, 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 #849AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	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 #849AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849aac; }
.text { color: #849aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 154 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849aac, #8486ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #849AAC?: #849AAC 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 #849AAC?: The RGB value is 132, 154, 172: 132 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849AAC?: The complementary color is #AC9684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.