What color is #838992?

#838992 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838992?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 146: 131 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838992?

The complementary color is #928C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838992?

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.

#838992 color

#838992 rgb(131, 137, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838992 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 57.3% blue (131, 137, 146).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#838992 color codes

HEX	`#838992`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -0.31, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 5.57, 266.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.493, 24.792, 30.736)`
Decimal	`8620434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838992, 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 #838992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838992 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 #838992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838992; }
.text { color: #838992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838992, #848392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #838992?: #838992 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838992?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 146: 131 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838992?: The complementary color is #928C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838992?: 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.