What color is #849AAE?

#849AAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849AAE?

The RGB value is 132, 154, 174: 132 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849AAE?

The complementary color is #AE9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849AAE color

#849AAE rgb(132, 154, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #849AAE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60.4% green and 68.2% blue (132, 154, 174).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#849AAE color codes

HEX	`#849AAE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 154, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -3.18, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 13.37, 256.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.709, 31.072, 44.521)`
Decimal	`8690350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849AAE, 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 #849AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #849AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849aae; }
.text { color: #849aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 154 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849aae, #8485ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #849AAE?: #849AAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849AAE?: The RGB value is 132, 154, 174: 132 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849AAE?: The complementary color is #AE9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.