What color is #839685?

#839685 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839685?

The RGB value is 131, 150, 133: 131 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839685?

The complementary color is #968394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839685 color

#839685 rgb(131, 150, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839685 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (131, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#839685 color codes

HEX	`#839685`
RGB	`rgb(131, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -10.19, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 12.19, 146.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.499, 28.331, 26.363)`
Decimal	`8623749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839685, 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 #839685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #839685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839685; }
.text { color: #839685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839685, #83968f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839685?: #839685 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839685?: The RGB value is 131, 150, 133: 131 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839685?: The complementary color is #968394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.