What color is #849B97?

#849B97 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 #849B97?

The RGB value is 132, 155, 151: 132 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849B97?

The complementary color is #9B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849B97 color

#849B97 rgb(132, 155, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849B97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (132, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#849B97 color codes

HEX	`#849B97`
RGB	`rgb(132, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -8.91, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 8.93, 184)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.822, 30.582, 33.762)`
Decimal	`8690583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849B97, 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 #849B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #849B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849b97; }
.text { color: #849b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849b97, #84939b); }

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Questions

What color is #849B97?: #849B97 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 #849B97?: The RGB value is 132, 155, 151: 132 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849B97?: The complementary color is #9B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.