What color is #83919E?

#83919E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83919E?

The RGB value is 131, 145, 158: 131 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83919E?

The complementary color is #9E9083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83919E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83919E color

#83919E rgb(131, 145, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83919E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.9% green and 62% blue (131, 145, 158).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#83919E color codes

HEX	`#83919E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 145, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, -2.19, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 8.83, 255.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.655, 27.544, 36.306)`
Decimal	`8622494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83919E, 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 #83919E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83919E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #83919E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83919e; }
.text { color: #83919e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83919e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 145 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83919e, #83849e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83919E?: #83919E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83919E?: The RGB value is 131, 145, 158: 131 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83919E?: The complementary color is #9E9083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83919E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.