What color is #838B88?

#838B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838B88?

The RGB value is 131, 139, 136: 131 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838B88?

The complementary color is #8B8386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838B88 color

#838B88 rgb(131, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (131, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#838B88 color codes

HEX	`#838B88`
RGB	`rgb(131, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, -3.53, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 3.58, 170.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.036, 25.068, 26.913)`
Decimal	`8620936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838B88, 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 #838B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #838B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838b88; }
.text { color: #838b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838b88, #838a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #838B88?: #838B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838B88?: The RGB value is 131, 139, 136: 131 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838B88?: The complementary color is #8B8386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.