What color is #838C98?

#838C98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838C98?

The RGB value is 131, 140, 152: 131 red, 140 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838C98?

The complementary color is #988F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838C98 color

#838C98 rgb(131, 140, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838C98 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.9% green and 59.6% blue (131, 140, 152).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#838C98 color codes

HEX	`#838C98`
RGB	`rgb(131, 140, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, -0.71, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 7.52, 264.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.404, 25.848, 33.403)`
Decimal	`8621208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838C98, 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 #838C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #838C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838c98; }
.text { color: #838c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 140 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838c98, #848398); }

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Questions

What color is #838C98?: #838C98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838C98?: The RGB value is 131, 140, 152: 131 red, 140 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838C98?: The complementary color is #988F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.