What color is #83858F?

#83858F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83858F?

The RGB value is 131, 133, 143: 131 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83858F?

The complementary color is #8F8D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83858F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83858F color

#83858F rgb(131, 133, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83858F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (131, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#83858F color codes

HEX	`#83858F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 1.32, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 5.76, 283.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.705, 23.583, 29.337)`
Decimal	`8619407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83858F, 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 #83858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83858F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #83858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83858f; }
.text { color: #83858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83858f, #87838f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83858F?: #83858F is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83858F?: The RGB value is 131, 133, 143: 131 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83858F?: The complementary color is #8F8D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83858F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.