What color is #839284?

#839284 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 #839284?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 132: 131 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839284?

The complementary color is #928391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839284 color

#839284 rgb(131, 146, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839284 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 51.8% blue (131, 146, 132).

Its hue angle is 124°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#839284 color codes

HEX	`#839284`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, -8.2, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 9.92, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.803, 27.049, 25.792)`
Decimal	`8622724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839284, 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 #839284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #839284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839284; }
.text { color: #839284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839284, #83928c); }

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Questions

What color is #839284?: #839284 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 #839284?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 132: 131 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839284?: The complementary color is #928391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.