What color is #83808A?

#83808A is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83808A?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 138: 131 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83808A?

The complementary color is #878A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83808A color

#83808A rgb(131, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83808A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (131, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#83808A color codes

HEX	`#83808A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 3.14, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 5.9, 302.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.666, 22.099, 27.164)`
Decimal	`8618122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83808A, 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 #83808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #83808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83808a; }
.text { color: #83808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83808a, #88808a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83808A?: #83808A is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83808A?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 138: 131 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83808A?: The complementary color is #878A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.