What color is #839888?

#839888 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 #839888?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 136: 131 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839888?

The complementary color is #988393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839888 color

#839888 rgb(131, 152, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839888 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 53.3% blue (131, 152, 136).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#839888 color codes

HEX	`#839888`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, -10.69, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 12.22, 150.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.031, 29.059, 27.578)`
Decimal	`8624264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839888, 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 #839888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #839888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839888; }
.text { color: #839888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839888, #839893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839888?: #839888 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 #839888?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 136: 131 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839888?: The complementary color is #988393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.