What color is #839B89?

#839B89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839B89?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 137: 131 red, 155 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839B89?

The complementary color is #9B8395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839B89 color

#839B89 rgb(131, 155, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #839B89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 53.7% blue (131, 155, 137).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#839B89 color codes

HEX	`#839B89`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.72, -12.11, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.72, 13.8, 151.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.596, 30.074, 28.118)`
Decimal	`8625033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839B89, 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 #839B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #839B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839b89; }
.text { color: #839b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839b89, #839b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839B89?: #839B89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839B89?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 137: 131 red, 155 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839B89?: The complementary color is #9B8395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.