What color is #83858D?

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

What is the RGB value of #83858D?

The RGB value is 131, 133, 141: 131 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83858D?

The complementary color is #8D8B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83858D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83858D color

#83858D rgb(131, 133, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83858D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.2% green and 55.3% blue (131, 133, 141).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#83858D color codes

HEX	`#83858D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 133, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 0.9, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 4.63, 281.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.554, 23.523, 28.546)`
Decimal	`8619405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83858D, 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 #83858D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83858D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #83858D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83858d; }
.text { color: #83858d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83858d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 133 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83858d, #86838d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83858D?: #83858D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83858D?: The RGB value is 131, 133, 141: 131 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83858D?: The complementary color is #8D8B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83858D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.