What color is #839889?

#839889 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 #839889?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 137: 131 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839889?

The complementary color is #988392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839889 color

#839889 rgb(131, 152, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839889 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 53.7% blue (131, 152, 137).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#839889 color codes

HEX	`#839889`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -10.49, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 11.8, 152.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.103, 29.087, 27.954)`
Decimal	`8624265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839889, 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 #839889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #839889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839889; }
.text { color: #839889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839889, #839893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839889?: #839889 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 #839889?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 137: 131 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839889?: The complementary color is #988392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.