What color is #849CA5?

#849CA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849CA5?

The RGB value is 132, 156, 165: 132 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849CA5?

The complementary color is #A58D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849CA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849CA5 color

#849CA5 rgb(132, 156, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849CA5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 61.2% green and 64.7% blue (132, 156, 165).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#849CA5 color codes

HEX	`#849CA5`
RGB	`rgb(132, 156, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 61.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, -6.38, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 9.85, 229.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.194, 31.398, 40.165)`
Decimal	`8690853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849CA5, 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 #849CA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849CA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #849CA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849ca5; }
.text { color: #849ca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849ca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 156 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849ca5, #848ca5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #849CA5?: #849CA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849CA5?: The RGB value is 132, 156, 165: 132 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849CA5?: The complementary color is #A58D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849CA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.