What color is #83979A?

#83979A 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 #83979A?

The RGB value is 131, 151, 154: 131 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83979A?

The complementary color is #9A8683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83979A color

#83979A rgb(131, 151, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83979A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (131, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#83979A color codes

HEX	`#83979A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, -6.41, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 7.54, 211.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.258, 29.291, 34.836)`
Decimal	`8624026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83979A, 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 #83979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #83979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83979a; }
.text { color: #83979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83979a, #838b9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83979A?: #83979A 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 #83979A?: The RGB value is 131, 151, 154: 131 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83979A?: The complementary color is #9A8683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.