What color is #838E89?

#838E89 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 #838E89?

The RGB value is 131, 142, 137: 131 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838E89?

The complementary color is #8E8388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838E89 color

#838E89 rgb(131, 142, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (131, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#838E89 color codes

HEX	`#838E89`
RGB	`rgb(131, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -5, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 5.16, 165.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.548, 25.977, 27.436)`
Decimal	`8621705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838E89, 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 #838E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #838E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838e89; }
.text { color: #838e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838e89, #838e8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838E89?: #838E89 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 #838E89?: The RGB value is 131, 142, 137: 131 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838E89?: The complementary color is #8E8388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.