What color is #839787?

#839787 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 #839787?

The RGB value is 131, 151, 135: 131 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839787?

The complementary color is #978393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839787 color

#839787 rgb(131, 151, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839787 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.2% green and 52.9% blue (131, 151, 135).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 9% 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#839787 color codes

HEX	`#839787`
RGB	`rgb(131, 151, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -10.34, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 11.98, 149.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.799, 28.707, 27.152)`
Decimal	`8624007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839787, 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 #839787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #839787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839787; }
.text { color: #839787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 151 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839787, #839791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839787?: #839787 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 #839787?: The RGB value is 131, 151, 135: 131 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839787?: The complementary color is #978393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.