What color is #849CB3?

#849CB3 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 #849CB3?

The RGB value is 132, 156, 179: 132 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849CB3?

The complementary color is #B39B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849CB3 color

#849CB3 rgb(132, 156, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #849CB3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (132, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% 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 7.39:1).

#849CB3 color codes

HEX	`#849CB3`
RGB	`rgb(132, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.29, -3.09, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.29, 15.03, 258.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.539, 31.936, 47.247)`
Decimal	`8690867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849CB3, 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 #849CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #849CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849cb3; }
.text { color: #849cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849cb3, #8485b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #849CB3?: #849CB3 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 #849CB3?: The RGB value is 132, 156, 179: 132 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849CB3?: The complementary color is #B39B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.