What color is #838489?

#838489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838489?

The RGB value is 131, 132, 137: 131 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838489?

The complementary color is #898883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838489 color

#838489 rgb(131, 132, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838489 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.8% green and 53.7% blue (131, 132, 137).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#838489 color codes

HEX	`#838489`
RGB	`rgb(131, 132, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 0.64, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 2.89, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.126, 23.134, 26.962)`
Decimal	`8619145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838489, 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 #838489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #838489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838489; }
.text { color: #838489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 132 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838489, #858389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #838489?: #838489 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838489?: The RGB value is 131, 132, 137: 131 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838489?: The complementary color is #898883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.