What color is #838996?

#838996 is a grayish blue known as Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Roman Silver?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 150: 131 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Roman Silver?

The complementary color is #969083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Roman Silver color: hex code #838996

#838996 rgb(131, 137, 150)

Shades of gray

Roman Silver has the hex code #838996. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (131, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

Roman Silver (#838996) color codes

HEX	`#838996`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, 0.55, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 7.69, 274.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.81, 24.918, 32.404)`
Decimal	`8620438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Roman Silver, 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 #838996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	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 #838996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838996; }
.text { color: #838996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838996, #878396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #838996 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #838996?: #838996 is a grayish blue known as Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Roman Silver?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 150: 131 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Roman Silver?: The complementary color is #969083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.