What color is #839BA0?

#839BA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839BA0?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 160: 131 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839BA0?

The complementary color is #A08883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839BA0 color

#839BA0 rgb(131, 155, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839BA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 62.7% blue (131, 155, 160).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#839BA0 color codes

HEX	`#839BA0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -7.29, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 9.09, 216.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.425, 30.805, 37.752)`
Decimal	`8625056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839BA0, 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 #839BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #839BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839ba0; }
.text { color: #839ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839ba0, #838ca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #839BA0?: #839BA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839BA0?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 160: 131 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839BA0?: The complementary color is #A08883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.