What color is #849F94?

#849F94 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 #849F94?

The RGB value is 132, 159, 148: 132 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849F94?

The complementary color is #9F848F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849F94 color

#849F94 rgb(132, 159, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #849F94 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.4% green and 58% blue (132, 159, 148).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#849F94 color codes

HEX	`#849F94`
RGB	`rgb(132, 159, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, -11.69, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 11.98, 167.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.258, 31.839, 32.721)`
Decimal	`8691604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849F94, 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 #849F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #849F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849f94; }
.text { color: #849f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 159 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849f94, #849c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #849F94?: #849F94 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 #849F94?: The RGB value is 132, 159, 148: 132 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849F94?: The complementary color is #9F848F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.