What color is #83968F?

#83968F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83968F?

The RGB value is 131, 150, 143: 131 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83968F?

The complementary color is #96838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83968F?

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.

#83968F color

#83968F rgb(131, 150, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83968F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.8% green and 56.1% blue (131, 150, 143).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#83968F color codes

HEX	`#83968F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 150, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, -8.2, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 8.32, 170.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.223, 28.621, 30.177)`
Decimal	`8623759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83968F, 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 #83968F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83968F 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 #83968F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83968f; }
.text { color: #83968f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83968f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 150 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83968f, #839496); }

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Questions

What color is #83968F?: #83968F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83968F?: The RGB value is 131, 150, 143: 131 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83968F?: The complementary color is #96838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83968F?: 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.