What color is #838984?

#838984 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838984?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 132: 131 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838984?

The complementary color is #898388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838984 color

#838984 rgb(131, 137, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838984 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 51.8% blue (131, 137, 132).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#838984 color codes

HEX	`#838984`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, -3.2, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 3.73, 149.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.47, 24.382, 25.348)`
Decimal	`8620420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838984, 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 #838984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #838984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838984; }
.text { color: #838984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838984, #838987); }

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Questions

What color is #838984?: #838984 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838984?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 132: 131 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838984?: The complementary color is #898388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.