What color is #838980?

#838980 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838980?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 128: 131 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838980?

The complementary color is #868089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838980 color

#838980 rgb(131, 137, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (131, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#838980 color codes

HEX	`#838980`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -3.98, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 5.68, 134.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.201, 24.275, 23.934)`
Decimal	`8620416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838980, 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 #838980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #838980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838980; }
.text { color: #838980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838980, #808982); }

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Questions

What color is #838980?: #838980 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838980?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 128: 131 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838980?: The complementary color is #868089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.