What color is #83858A?

#83858A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83858A?

The RGB value is 131, 133, 138: 131 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83858A?

The complementary color is #8A8883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83858A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83858A color

#83858A rgb(131, 133, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83858A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.2% green and 54.1% blue (131, 133, 138).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#83858A color codes

HEX	`#83858A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 133, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 0.28, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 2.95, 275.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.334, 23.435, 27.387)`
Decimal	`8619402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83858A, 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 #83858A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83858A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #83858A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83858a; }
.text { color: #83858a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83858a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 133 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83858a, #84838a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83858A?: #83858A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83858A?: The RGB value is 131, 133, 138: 131 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83858A?: The complementary color is #8A8883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83858A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.