What color is #838982?

#838982 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838982?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 130: 131 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838982?

The complementary color is #888289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838982 color

#838982 rgb(131, 137, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838982 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 51% blue (131, 137, 130).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#838982 color codes

HEX	`#838982`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.41, -3.59, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.41, 4.67, 140.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.334, 24.328, 24.634)`
Decimal	`8620418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838982, 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 #838982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #838982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838982; }
.text { color: #838982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838982, #828984); }

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Questions

What color is #838982?: #838982 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838982?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 130: 131 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838982?: The complementary color is #888289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.