What color is #838BA0?

#838BA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838BA0?

The RGB value is 131, 139, 160: 131 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838BA0?

The complementary color is #A09883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838BA0 color

#838BA0 rgb(131, 139, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838BA0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.5% green and 62.7% blue (131, 139, 160).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#838BA0 color codes

HEX	`#838BA0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 139, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, 1.67, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 12.21, 277.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.936, 25.828, 36.922)`
Decimal	`8620960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838BA0, 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 #838BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #838BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838ba0; }
.text { color: #838ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 139 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838ba0, #8983a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838BA0?: #838BA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838BA0?: The RGB value is 131, 139, 160: 131 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838BA0?: The complementary color is #A09883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.