What color is #838A9E?

#838A9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838A9E?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 158: 131 red, 138 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838A9E?

The complementary color is #9E9783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838A9E color

#838A9E rgb(131, 138, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838A9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 62% blue (131, 138, 158).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#838A9E color codes

HEX	`#838A9E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 1.78, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 11.61, 278.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.619, 25.47, 35.96)`
Decimal	`8620702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838A9E, 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 #838A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #838A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838a9e; }
.text { color: #838a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838a9e, #8a839e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838A9E?: #838A9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838A9E?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 158: 131 red, 138 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838A9E?: The complementary color is #9E9783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.