What color is #838384?

#838384 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838384?

The RGB value is 131, 131, 132: 131 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838384?

The complementary color is #848483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838384 color

#838384 rgb(131, 131, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838384 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (131, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 0% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Black Mana (#858585), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#838384 color codes

HEX	`#838384`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 0%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, 0.2, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 0.57, 290.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.641, 22.724, 25.071)`
Decimal	`8618884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838384, 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 #838384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #838384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838384; }
.text { color: #838384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838384, #848384); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838384?: #838384 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Mana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838384?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 132: 131 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838384?: The complementary color is #848483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.