What color is #838CA1?

#838CA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838CA1?

The RGB value is 131, 140, 161: 131 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838CA1?

The complementary color is #A19883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838CA1 color

#838CA1 rgb(131, 140, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838CA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.9% green and 63.1% blue (131, 140, 161).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#838CA1 color codes

HEX	`#838CA1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 140, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 1.33, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 12.28, 276.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.17, 26.154, 37.433)`
Decimal	`8621217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838CA1, 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 #838CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #838CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838ca1; }
.text { color: #838ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 140 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838ca1, #8983a1); }

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Questions

What color is #838CA1?: #838CA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838CA1?: The RGB value is 131, 140, 161: 131 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838CA1?: The complementary color is #A19883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.