What color is #83998B?

#83998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83998B?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 139: 131 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83998B?

The complementary color is #998391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83998B color

#83998B rgb(131, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83998B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (131, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#83998B color codes

HEX	`#83998B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, -10.64, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 11.65, 155.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.41, 29.471, 28.771)`
Decimal	`8624523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83998B, 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 #83998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #83998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83998b; }
.text { color: #83998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83998b, #839996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83998B?: #83998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83998B?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 139: 131 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83998B?: The complementary color is #998391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.