What color is #839283?

#839283 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 #839283?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 131: 131 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839283?

The complementary color is #928392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839283 color

#839283 rgb(131, 146, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839283 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 51.4% blue (131, 146, 131).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#839283 color codes

HEX	`#839283`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, -8.39, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 10.39, 143.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.735, 27.021, 25.434)`
Decimal	`8622723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839283, 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 #839283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #839283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839283; }
.text { color: #839283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839283, #83928b); }

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Questions

What color is #839283?: #839283 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 #839283?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 131: 131 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839283?: The complementary color is #928392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.