What color is #839980?

#839980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839980?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 128: 131 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839980?

The complementary color is #968099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839980 color

#839980 rgb(131, 153, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #839980 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 50.2% blue (131, 153, 128).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#839980 color codes

HEX	`#839980`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, -12.74, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 16.56, 140.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.647, 29.166, 24.749)`
Decimal	`8624512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839980, 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 #839980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #839980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839980; }
.text { color: #839980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839980, #80998a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #839980?: #839980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839980?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 128: 131 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839980?: The complementary color is #968099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.