What color is #839892?

#839892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839892?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 146: 131 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839892?

The complementary color is #988389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839892 color

#839892 rgb(131, 152, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839892 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 57.3% blue (131, 152, 146).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#839892 color codes

HEX	`#839892`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -8.67, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 8.69, 175.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.775, 29.357, 31.497)`
Decimal	`8624274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839892, 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 #839892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #839892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839892; }
.text { color: #839892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839892, #839398); }

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Questions

What color is #839892?: #839892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839892?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 146: 131 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839892?: The complementary color is #988389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.