What color is #83899F?

#83899F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83899F?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 159: 131 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83899F?

The complementary color is #9F9983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83899F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83899F color

#83899F rgb(131, 137, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83899F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 62.4% blue (131, 137, 159).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#83899F color codes

HEX	`#83899F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 2.58, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 12.67, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.562, 25.219, 36.368)`
Decimal	`8620447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83899F, 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 #83899F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83899F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #83899F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83899f; }
.text { color: #83899f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83899f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83899f, #8b839f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83899F?: #83899F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83899F?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 159: 131 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83899F?: The complementary color is #9F9983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83899F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.