What color is #839CAA?

#839CAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839CAA?

The RGB value is 131, 156, 170: 131 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839CAA?

The complementary color is #AA9183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839CAA color

#839CAA rgb(131, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839CAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (131, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#839CAA color codes

HEX	`#839CAA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -5.55, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 11.6, 241.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.502, 31.504, 42.601)`
Decimal	`8625322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839CAA, 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 #839CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #839CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839caa; }
.text { color: #839caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839caa, #8389aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #839CAA?: #839CAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839CAA?: The RGB value is 131, 156, 170: 131 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839CAA?: The complementary color is #AA9183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.