Recognised as Colour
#849DA3
- #849DA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light slate grey
#849DA3 is a cyan with RGB values 132, 157, 163 and HSL 192°, 14%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.
Colour values
#849DA3#849DA3
HEX#849DA3
RGBrgb(132, 157, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6157, 0.6392
RGB percentages51.8%, 61.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(191.6, 14.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 19%, 63.9%)
CMYK19%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,691,107
CSS custom property--colour: #849DA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7B625C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A38A84
Analogous#84A399, #848EA3
Triadic#A3849D, #9DA384
Split complementary#A3848E, #A39984
Tetradic#9984A3, #A38A84, #8EA384
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R132
G157
B163
Red132 (51.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue191.61°
Saturation (HSL)14.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9D · B A3
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