What color is #83908D?

#83908D 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 #83908D?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 141: 131 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83908D?

The complementary color is #908386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83908D color

#83908D rgb(131, 144, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83908D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (131, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#83908D color codes

HEX	`#83908D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, -5.3, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 5.3, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.14, 26.695, 29.075)`
Decimal	`8622221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83908D, 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 #83908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #83908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83908d; }
.text { color: #83908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83908d, #838c90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #83908D?: #83908D 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 #83908D?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 141: 131 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83908D?: The complementary color is #908386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.