What color is #83897A?

#83897A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83897A?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 122: 131 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83897A?

The complementary color is #807A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83897A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83897A color

#83897A rgb(131, 137, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83897A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 47.8% blue (131, 137, 122).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#83897A color codes

HEX	`#83897A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, -5.1, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 8.9, 124.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.818, 24.122, 21.915)`
Decimal	`8620410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83897A, 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 #83897A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83897A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #83897A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83897a; }
.text { color: #83897a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83897a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83897a, #7b897a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83897A?: #83897A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83897A?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 122: 131 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83897A?: The complementary color is #807A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83897A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.