What color is #83838A?

#83838A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83838A?

The RGB value is 131, 131, 138: 131 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83838A?

The complementary color is #8A8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83838A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83838A color

#83838A rgb(131, 131, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83838A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.4% green and 54.1% blue (131, 131, 138).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% 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 5.58:1).

#83838A color codes

HEX	`#83838A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, 1.42, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 4.02, 290.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.063, 22.893, 27.296)`
Decimal	`8618890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83838A, 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 #83838A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83838A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #83838A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83838a; }
.text { color: #83838a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83838a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83838a, #86838a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83838A?: #83838A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83838A?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 138: 131 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83838A?: The complementary color is #8A8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83838A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.