What color is #839897?

#839897 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839897?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 151: 131 red, 152 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839897?

The complementary color is #988384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839897 color

#839897 rgb(131, 152, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839897 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 59.2% blue (131, 152, 151).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#839897 color codes

HEX	`#839897`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -7.61, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 7.86, 194.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.173, 29.516, 33.59)`
Decimal	`8624279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839897, 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 #839897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #839897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839897; }
.text { color: #839897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839897, #838f98); }

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Questions

What color is #839897?: #839897 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839897?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 151: 131 red, 152 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839897?: The complementary color is #988384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.