What color is #839880?

#839880 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839880?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 128: 131 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839880?

The complementary color is #958098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839880 color

#839880 rgb(131, 152, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #839880 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (131, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#839880 color codes

HEX	`#839880`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -12.21, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 15.89, 140.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.484, 28.84, 24.695)`
Decimal	`8624256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839880, 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 #839880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #839880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839880; }
.text { color: #839880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839880, #809889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #839880?: #839880 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839880?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 128: 131 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839880?: The complementary color is #958098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.