What color is #839B85?

#839B85 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 #839B85?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 133: 131 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839B85?

The complementary color is #9B8399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839B85 color

#839B85 rgb(131, 155, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #839B85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 52.2% blue (131, 155, 133).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#839B85 color codes

HEX	`#839B85`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, -12.88, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 15.57, 145.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.314, 29.961, 26.635)`
Decimal	`8625029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839B85, 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 #839B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #839B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839b85; }
.text { color: #839b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839b85, #839b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #839B85?: #839B85 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 #839B85?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 133: 131 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839B85?: The complementary color is #9B8399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.