What color is #839D93?

#839D93 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 #839D93?

The RGB value is 131, 157, 147: 131 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839D93?

The complementary color is #9D838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839D93 color

#839D93 rgb(131, 157, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839D93 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.6% green and 57.6% blue (131, 157, 147).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#839D93 color codes

HEX	`#839D93`
RGB	`rgb(131, 157, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, -11.17, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 11.38, 168.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.682, 31.045, 32.185)`
Decimal	`8625555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839D93, 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 #839D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #839D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839d93; }
.text { color: #839d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 157 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839d93, #839a9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #839D93?: #839D93 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 #839D93?: The RGB value is 131, 157, 147: 131 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839D93?: The complementary color is #9D838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.