Colour
#849C9E
- #849C9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#849C9E is a cyan with RGB values 132, 156, 158 and HSL 185°, 12%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#849C9E#849C9E
HEX#849C9E
RGBrgb(132, 156, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6118, 0.6196
RGB percentages51.8%, 61.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(184.6, 11.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 16.5%, 62%)
CMYK16.5%, 1.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,690,846
CSS custom property--colour: #849C9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7B6361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E8684
Analogous#849E93, #848F9E
Triadic#9E849C, #9C9E84
Split complementary#9E848F, #9E9384
Tetradic#93849E, #9E8684, #8F9E84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R132
G156
B158
Red132 (51.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue184.62°
Saturation (HSL)11.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9C · B 9E
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