What color is #838F90?

#838F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838F90?

The RGB value is 131, 143, 144: 131 red, 143 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838F90?

The complementary color is #908483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838F90 color

#838F90 rgb(131, 143, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838F90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.1% green and 56.5% blue (131, 143, 144).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#838F90 color codes

HEX	`#838F90`
RGB	`rgb(131, 143, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -4.12, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 4.59, 206.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.215, 26.483, 30.216)`
Decimal	`8621968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838F90, 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 #838F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #838F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838f90; }
.text { color: #838f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 143 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838f90, #838990); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838F90?: #838F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838F90?: The RGB value is 131, 143, 144: 131 red, 143 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838F90?: The complementary color is #908483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.