Information about #848A8E color

#848A8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#848A8E falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 138, 142) — 51.8% red, 54.1% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #848A8E reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Antique Pewter (#808992). Slightly further away sit Aluminium (#848789) and Oslo Grey (#818988).

The recipe behind #848A8E is rgb(132, 138, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #848A8E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#848A8E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#848A8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #848A8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848A8E
  • RGB132, 138, 142
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(132, 138, 142)
  • HSL204°, 4%, 54%
  • HSL Precise204°, 4.237%, 53.725%
  • HSV204°, 7%, 56%
  • HSB204°, 7%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.541, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.541, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.541, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID848A8E
  • DECIMAL ID8686222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01