What color is #838A94?

#838A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838A94?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 148: 131 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838A94?

The complementary color is #948D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838A94 color

#838A94 rgb(131, 138, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838A94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (131, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#838A94 color codes

HEX	`#838A94`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -0.45, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 6.22, 265.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.793, 25.14, 31.61)`
Decimal	`8620692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838A94, 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 #838A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #838A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838a94; }
.text { color: #838a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838a94, #858394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #838A94?: #838A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838A94?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 148: 131 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838A94?: The complementary color is #948D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.