What color is #849BA1?

#849BA1 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 #849BA1?

The RGB value is 132, 155, 161: 132 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849BA1?

The complementary color is #A18A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849BA1 color

#849BA1 rgb(132, 155, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849BA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (132, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#849BA1 color codes

HEX	`#849BA1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -6.73, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 8.91, 220.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.668, 30.921, 38.222)`
Decimal	`8690593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849BA1, 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 #849BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #849BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849ba1; }
.text { color: #849ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849ba1, #848ca1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #849BA1?: #849BA1 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 #849BA1?: The RGB value is 132, 155, 161: 132 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849BA1?: The complementary color is #A18A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.