What color is #839085?

#839085 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 #839085?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 133: 131 red, 144 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839085?

The complementary color is #90838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839085 color

#839085 rgb(131, 144, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839085 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 52.2% blue (131, 144, 133).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#839085 color codes

HEX	`#839085`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, -6.9, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 8.1, 148.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.566, 26.465, 26.052)`
Decimal	`8622213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839085, 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 #839085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #839085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839085; }
.text { color: #839085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839085, #83908c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839085?: #839085 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 #839085?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 133: 131 red, 144 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839085?: The complementary color is #90838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.