What color is #83838E?

#83838E is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83838E?

The RGB value is 131, 131, 142: 131 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83838E?

The complementary color is #8E8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83838E color

#83838E rgb(131, 131, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83838E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (131, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#83838E color codes

HEX	`#83838E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 2.26, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 6.32, 290.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.358, 23.011, 28.85)`
Decimal	`8618894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83838E, 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 #83838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #83838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83838e; }
.text { color: #83838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83838e, #89838e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83838E?: #83838E is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83838E?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 142: 131 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83838E?: The complementary color is #8E8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.