What color is #838F94?

#838F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838F94?

The RGB value is 131, 143, 148: 131 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838F94?

The complementary color is #948883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838F94 color

#838F94 rgb(131, 143, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838F94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.1% green and 58% blue (131, 143, 148).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#838F94 color codes

HEX	`#838F94`
RGB	`rgb(131, 143, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -3.27, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 5.27, 231.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.527, 26.608, 31.855)`
Decimal	`8621972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838F94, 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 #838F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #838F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838f94; }
.text { color: #838f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 143 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838f94, #838794); }

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Questions

What color is #838F94?: #838F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838F94?: The RGB value is 131, 143, 148: 131 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838F94?: The complementary color is #948883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.