What color is #839AB0?

#839AB0 is a grayish azure known as Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Monsoon Season?

The RGB value is 131, 154, 176: 131 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Monsoon Season?

The complementary color is #B09983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839AB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Monsoon Season color: hex code #839AB0

#839AB0 rgb(131, 154, 176)

Shades of blue

Monsoon Season has the hex code #839AB0. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.4% green and 69% blue (131, 154, 176).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Monsoon Season (#839AB0) color codes

HEX	`#839AB0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 154, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -3.01, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 14.44, 257.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.75, 31.07, 45.548)`
Decimal	`8624816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Monsoon Season, 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 #839AB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839AB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #839AB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839ab0; }
.text { color: #839ab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839ab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 154 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839ab0, #8383b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

See #839AB0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #839AB0?: #839AB0 is a grayish azure known as Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Monsoon Season?: The RGB value is 131, 154, 176: 131 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Monsoon Season?: The complementary color is #B09983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839AB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.