What color is #83818B?

#83818B 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 #83818B?

The RGB value is 131, 129, 139: 131 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83818B?

The complementary color is #898B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83818B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83818B color

#83818B rgb(131, 129, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83818B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.6% green and 54.5% blue (131, 129, 139).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#83818B color codes

HEX	`#83818B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 129, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, 2.77, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 5.82, 298.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.87, 22.39, 27.591)`
Decimal	`8618379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83818B, 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 #83818B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83818B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #83818B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83818b; }
.text { color: #83818b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83818b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 129 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83818b, #88818b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83818B?: #83818B 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 #83818B?: The RGB value is 131, 129, 139: 131 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83818B?: The complementary color is #898B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83818B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.