What color is #83908E?

#83908E 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 #83908E?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 142: 131 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83908E?

The complementary color is #908385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83908E?

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.

#83908E color

#83908E rgb(131, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83908E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (131, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#83908E color codes

HEX	`#83908E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -5.09, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 5.12, 186.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.215, 26.724, 29.469)`
Decimal	`8622222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#83908E 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 #83908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83908e; }
.text { color: #83908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83908e, #838b90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83908E?: #83908E 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 #83908E?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 142: 131 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83908E?: The complementary color is #908385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83908E?: 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.