What color is #838D95?

#838D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838D95?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 149: 131 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D95?

The complementary color is #958B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D95 color

#838D95 rgb(131, 141, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838D95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 58.4% blue (131, 141, 149).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#838D95 color codes

HEX	`#838D95`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -1.93, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 5.82, 250.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.309, 26.045, 32.174)`
Decimal	`8621461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D95, 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 #838D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #838D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d95; }
.text { color: #838d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d95, #838495); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838D95?: #838D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838D95?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 149: 131 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D95?: The complementary color is #958B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.