What color is #838D87?

#838D87 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 #838D87?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 135: 131 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D87?

The complementary color is #8D8389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D87 color

#838D87 rgb(131, 141, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838D87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 52.9% blue (131, 141, 135).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#838D87 color codes

HEX	`#838D87`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -4.84, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 5.22, 158.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.257, 25.624, 26.638)`
Decimal	`8621447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D87, 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 #838D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #838D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d87; }
.text { color: #838d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d87, #838d8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838D87?: #838D87 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 #838D87?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 135: 131 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D87?: The complementary color is #8D8389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.