What color is #83958F?

#83958F 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 #83958F?

The RGB value is 131, 149, 143: 131 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83958F?

The complementary color is #958389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83958F color

#83958F rgb(131, 149, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83958F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (131, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#83958F color codes

HEX	`#83958F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -7.65, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 7.71, 172.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.064, 28.303, 30.124)`
Decimal	`8623503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83958F, 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 #83958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #83958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83958f; }
.text { color: #83958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83958f, #839295); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #83958F?: #83958F 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 #83958F?: The RGB value is 131, 149, 143: 131 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83958F?: The complementary color is #958389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.