What color is #838280?

#838280 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838280?

The RGB value is 131, 130, 128: 131 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838280?

The complementary color is #808183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838280 color

#838280 rgb(131, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838280 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (131, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#838280 color codes

HEX	`#838280`
RGB	`rgb(131, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -0.02, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 1.21, 90.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.238, 22.349, 23.613)`
Decimal	`8618624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838280, 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 #838280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #838280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838280; }
.text { color: #838280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838280, #838380); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838280?: #838280 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838280?: The RGB value is 131, 130, 128: 131 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838280?: The complementary color is #808183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.