What color is #838278?

#838278 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838278?

The RGB value is 131, 130, 120: 131 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838278?

The complementary color is #787983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838278 color

#838278 rgb(131, 130, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838278 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51% green and 47.1% blue (131, 130, 120).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#838278 color codes

HEX	`#838278`
RGB	`rgb(131, 130, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -1.53, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 5.75, 105.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.732, 22.147, 20.948)`
Decimal	`8618616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838278, 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 #838278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #838278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838278; }
.text { color: #838278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 130 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838278, #7e8378); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838278?: #838278 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838278?: The RGB value is 131, 130, 120: 131 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838278?: The complementary color is #787983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.