What color is #838480?

#838480 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838480?

The RGB value is 131, 132, 128: 131 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838480?

The complementary color is #818084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838480 color

#838480 rgb(131, 132, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838480 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (131, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#838480 color codes

HEX	`#838480`
RGB	`rgb(131, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -1.16, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 2.33, 119.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.507, 22.886, 23.702)`
Decimal	`8619136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838480, 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 #838480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #838480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838480; }
.text { color: #838480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838480, #818480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838480?: #838480 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838480?: The RGB value is 131, 132, 128: 131 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838480?: The complementary color is #818084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.