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#849183 Color

#849183 is rgb(132, 145, 131) in RGB, hsl(116, 6%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mummy's Tomb (#828E84), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#849183
HEX#849183
RGBrgb(132, 145, 131)
HSLhsl(116, 6%, 54%)
HSVhsv(116, 10%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.025 143.3)
LABlab(58.80% -6.95 5.78)
LCHlch(58.80% 9.04 140.27)

What #849183 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #849183, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#849183 Channel Values

How #849183 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 132 · G 145 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 6% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 10% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #849183 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #849183

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #849183; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #849183

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #849183 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#849183
Protanopia#8F8F83
Protanomaly#8B9083
Deuteranopia#8D8D83
Deuteranomaly#898F83
Tritanopia#868F8F
Tritanomaly#85908B
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #849183 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-849183: #849183;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #849183;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-849183': '#849183' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.569, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_849183">#849183</color>
SVG fillfill="#849183"

More Gray Colors

#849183 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#849183 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #849183?

#849183 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(132, 145, 131) in RGB and hsl(116, 6%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mummy's Tomb (#828E84), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.42.

What is the RGB value of #849183?

#849183 is rgb(132, 145, 131) — red 132, green 145, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #849183?

#849183 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #849183 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #849183 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #849183 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #849183 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.43, which is visibly different.

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