What color is #839B7D?

#839B7D 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 #839B7D?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 125: 131 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839B7D?

The complementary color is #957D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839B7D?

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.

#839B7D color

#839B7D rgb(131, 155, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #839B7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 49% blue (131, 155, 125).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#839B7D color codes

HEX	`#839B7D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, -14.35, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 19.35, 137.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.782, 29.748, 23.834)`
Decimal	`8625021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839B7D, 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 #839B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839B7D 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 #839B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839b7d; }
.text { color: #839b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839b7d, #7d9b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #839B7D?: #839B7D 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 #839B7D?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 125: 131 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839B7D?: The complementary color is #957D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839B7D?: 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.