What color is #838D7E?

#838D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838D7E?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 126: 131 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D7E?

The complementary color is #887E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D7E color

#838D7E rgb(131, 141, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838D7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 49.4% blue (131, 141, 126).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#838D7E color codes

HEX	`#838D7E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -6.58, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 9.44, 134.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.65, 25.381, 23.44)`
Decimal	`8621438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D7E, 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 #838D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #838D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d7e; }
.text { color: #838d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d7e, #7e8d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838D7E?: #838D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838D7E?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 126: 131 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D7E?: The complementary color is #887E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.