What color is #838C8E?

#838C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838C8E?

The RGB value is 131, 140, 142: 131 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838C8E?

The complementary color is #8E8583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838C8E color

#838C8E rgb(131, 140, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838C8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.9% green and 55.7% blue (131, 140, 142).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#838C8E color codes

HEX	`#838C8E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 140, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -2.86, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 3.6, 217.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.62, 25.534, 29.27)`
Decimal	`8621198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838C8E, 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 #838C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #838C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838c8e; }
.text { color: #838c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 140 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838c8e, #83878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838C8E?: #838C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838C8E?: The RGB value is 131, 140, 142: 131 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838C8E?: The complementary color is #8E8583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.