What color is #839F8E?

#839F8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839F8E?

The RGB value is 131, 159, 142: 131 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839F8E?

The complementary color is #9F8394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839F8E color

#839F8E rgb(131, 159, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #839F8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.4% green and 55.7% blue (131, 159, 142).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#839F8E color codes

HEX	`#839F8E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 159, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -13.26, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 14.41, 156.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.639, 31.574, 30.277)`
Decimal	`8626062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839F8E, 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 #839F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #839F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839f8e; }
.text { color: #839f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 159 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839f8e, #839f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #839F8E?: #839F8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839F8E?: The RGB value is 131, 159, 142: 131 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839F8E?: The complementary color is #9F8394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.