What color is #839C98?

#839C98 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 #839C98?

The RGB value is 131, 156, 152: 131 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839C98?

The complementary color is #9C8387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839C98 color

#839C98 rgb(131, 156, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839C98 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.2% green and 59.6% blue (131, 156, 152).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#839C98 color codes

HEX	`#839C98`
RGB	`rgb(131, 156, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -9.58, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 9.62, 185)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.915, 30.869, 34.24)`
Decimal	`8625304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839C98, 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 #839C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #839C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839c98; }
.text { color: #839c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 156 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839c98, #83949c); }

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Questions

What color is #839C98?: #839C98 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 #839C98?: The RGB value is 131, 156, 152: 131 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839C98?: The complementary color is #9C8387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.