What color is #83938D?

#83938D 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 #83938D?

The RGB value is 131, 147, 141: 131 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83938D?

The complementary color is #938389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83938D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83938D color

#83938D rgb(131, 147, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83938D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.6% green and 55.3% blue (131, 147, 141).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#83938D color codes

HEX	`#83938D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 147, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, -6.96, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 7.07, 170.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.6, 27.615, 29.228)`
Decimal	`8622989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83938D, 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 #83938D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83938D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #83938D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83938d; }
.text { color: #83938d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83938d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 147 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83938d, #839193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83938D?: #83938D 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 #83938D?: The RGB value is 131, 147, 141: 131 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83938D?: The complementary color is #938389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83938D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.