What color is #839599?

#839599 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839599?

The RGB value is 131, 149, 153: 131 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839599?

The complementary color is #998783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839599 color

#839599 rgb(131, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839599 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (131, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#839599 color codes

HEX	`#839599`
RGB	`rgb(131, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, -5.53, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 6.99, 217.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.856, 28.62, 34.293)`
Decimal	`8623513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839599, 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 #839599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #839599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839599; }
.text { color: #839599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839599, #838a99); }

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Questions

What color is #839599?: #839599 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839599?: The RGB value is 131, 149, 153: 131 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839599?: The complementary color is #998783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.