What color is #83989F?

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

What is the RGB value of #83989F?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 159: 131 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83989F?

The complementary color is #9F8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83989F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83989F color

#83989F rgb(131, 152, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83989F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 62.4% blue (131, 152, 159).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#83989F color codes

HEX	`#83989F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, -5.86, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 8.5, 226.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.845, 29.784, 37.129)`
Decimal	`8624287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83989F, 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 #83989F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83989F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #83989F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83989f; }
.text { color: #83989f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83989f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83989f, #838a9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83989F?: #83989F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83989F?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 159: 131 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83989F?: The complementary color is #9F8A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83989F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.