What color is #839288?

#839288 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 #839288?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 136: 131 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839288?

The complementary color is #92838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839288 color

#839288 rgb(131, 146, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839288 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 53.3% blue (131, 146, 136).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#839288 color codes

HEX	`#839288`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -7.41, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 8.19, 154.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.082, 27.16, 27.261)`
Decimal	`8622728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839288, 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 #839288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #839288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839288; }
.text { color: #839288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839288, #839290); }

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Questions

What color is #839288?: #839288 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 #839288?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 136: 131 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839288?: The complementary color is #92838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.