What color is #838C83?

#838C83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838C83?

The RGB value is 131, 140, 131: 131 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838C83?

The complementary color is #8C838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838C83?

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.

#838C83 color

#838C83 rgb(131, 140, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838C83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.9% green and 51.4% blue (131, 140, 131).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#838C83 color codes

HEX	`#838C83`
RGB	`rgb(131, 140, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, -5.07, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 6.27, 144.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.834, 25.22, 25.133)`
Decimal	`8621187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838C83, 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 #838C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838C83 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 #838C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838c83; }
.text { color: #838c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 140 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838c83, #838c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838C83?: #838C83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838C83?: The RGB value is 131, 140, 131: 131 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838C83?: The complementary color is #8C838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838C83?: 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.