What color is #83989E?

#83989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83989E?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 158: 131 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83989E?

The complementary color is #9E8983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83989E color

#83989E rgb(131, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83989E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (131, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#83989E color codes

HEX	`#83989E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, -6.08, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 8.3, 222.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.758, 29.75, 36.674)`
Decimal	`8624286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83989E, 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 #83989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #83989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83989e; }
.text { color: #83989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83989e, #838b9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83989E?: #83989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83989E?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 158: 131 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83989E?: The complementary color is #9E8983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.