What color is #83889B?

#83889B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83889B?

The RGB value is 131, 136, 155: 131 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83889B?

The complementary color is #9B9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83889B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83889B color

#83889B rgb(131, 136, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83889B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.3% green and 60.8% blue (131, 136, 155).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#83889B color codes

HEX	`#83889B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 136, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 2.24, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 10.95, 281.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.079, 24.8, 34.522)`
Decimal	`8620187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83889B, 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 #83889B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83889B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #83889B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83889b; }
.text { color: #83889b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83889b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 136 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83889b, #8a839b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #83889B?: #83889B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83889B?: The RGB value is 131, 136, 155: 131 red, 136 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83889B?: The complementary color is #9B9683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83889B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.