What color is #838D90?

#838D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838D90?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 144: 131 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D90?

The complementary color is #908683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D90 color

#838D90 rgb(131, 141, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838D90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 56.5% blue (131, 141, 144).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#838D90 color codes

HEX	`#838D90`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -3, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 4.13, 223.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.918, 25.888, 30.117)`
Decimal	`8621456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D90, 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 #838D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #838D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d90; }
.text { color: #838d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d90, #838790); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838D90?: #838D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838D90?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 144: 131 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D90?: The complementary color is #908683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.