What color is #838483?

#838483 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838483?

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

What is the complementary color of #838483?

The complementary color is #848384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838483 color

#838483 rgb(131, 132, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838483 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 0% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#838483 color codes

HEX	`#838483`
RGB	`rgb(131, 132, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 0%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -0.57, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 0.7, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.707, 22.967, 24.758)`
Decimal	`8619139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838483, 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 #838483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #838483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838483; }
.text { color: #838483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 132 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838483, #838484); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838483?: #838483 is a gray, closest to the named color Battleship Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838483?: The RGB value is 131, 132, 131: 131 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838483?: The complementary color is #848384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.