What color is #839080?

#839080 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839080?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 128: 131 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839080?

The complementary color is #8D8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839080 color

#839080 rgb(131, 144, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (131, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#839080 color codes

HEX	`#839080`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, -7.86, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 10.47, 138.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.229, 26.33, 24.276)`
Decimal	`8622208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839080, 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 #839080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #839080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839080; }
.text { color: #839080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839080, #809085); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839080?: #839080 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839080?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 128: 131 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839080?: The complementary color is #8D8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.