What color is #838285?

#838285 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838285?

The RGB value is 131, 130, 133: 131 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838285?

The complementary color is #848582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838285 color

#838285 rgb(131, 130, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838285 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51% green and 52.2% blue (131, 130, 133).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#838285 color codes

HEX	`#838285`
RGB	`rgb(131, 130, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, 0.97, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 1.77, 303.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.576, 22.484, 25.389)`
Decimal	`8618629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838285, 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 #838285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #838285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838285; }
.text { color: #838285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 130 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838285, #848285); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838285?: #838285 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838285?: The RGB value is 131, 130, 133: 131 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838285?: The complementary color is #848582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.