What color is #83948D?

#83948D 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 #83948D?

The RGB value is 131, 148, 141: 131 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83948D?

The complementary color is #94838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83948D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83948D color

#83948D rgb(131, 148, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83948D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58% green and 55.3% blue (131, 148, 141).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#83948D color codes

HEX	`#83948D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 148, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -7.51, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 7.69, 167.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.757, 27.928, 29.28)`
Decimal	`8623245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83948D, 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 #83948D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83948D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #83948D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83948d; }
.text { color: #83948d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83948d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 148 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83948d, #839394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83948D?: #83948D 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 #83948D?: The RGB value is 131, 148, 141: 131 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83948D?: The complementary color is #94838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83948D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.