What color is #839D9C?

#839D9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839D9C?

The RGB value is 131, 157, 156: 131 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839D9C?

The complementary color is #9D8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839D9C color

#839D9C rgb(131, 157, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839D9C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.6% green and 61.2% blue (131, 157, 156).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#839D9C color codes

HEX	`#839D9C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 157, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -9.26, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 9.59, 195.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.416, 31.339, 36.051)`
Decimal	`8625564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839D9C, 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 #839D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #839D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839d9c; }
.text { color: #839d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 157 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839d9c, #83919d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839D9C?: #839D9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839D9C?: The RGB value is 131, 157, 156: 131 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839D9C?: The complementary color is #9D8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.