What color is #839A99?

#839A99 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 #839A99?

The RGB value is 131, 154, 153: 131 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839A99?

The complementary color is #9A8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839A99 color

#839A99 rgb(131, 154, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (131, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#839A99 color codes

HEX	`#839A99`
RGB	`rgb(131, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, -8.28, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 8.56, 194.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.664, 30.236, 34.562)`
Decimal	`8624793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839A99, 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 #839A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #839A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839a99; }
.text { color: #839a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839a99, #838f9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839A99?: #839A99 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 #839A99?: The RGB value is 131, 154, 153: 131 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839A99?: The complementary color is #9A8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.