What color is #839B94?

#839B94 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839B94?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 148: 131 red, 155 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839B94?

The complementary color is #9B838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839B94 color

#839B94 rgb(131, 155, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839B94 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 58% blue (131, 155, 148).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#839B94 color codes

HEX	`#839B94`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, -9.88, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 9.92, 175.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.425, 30.405, 32.488)`
Decimal	`8625044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839B94, 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 #839B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #839B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839b94; }
.text { color: #839b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839b94, #83969b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839B94?: #839B94 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839B94?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 148: 131 red, 155 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839B94?: The complementary color is #9B838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.