What color is #839F96?

#839F96 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 #839F96?

The RGB value is 131, 159, 150: 131 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839F96?

The complementary color is #9F838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839F96 color

#839F96 rgb(131, 159, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839F96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.4% green and 58.8% blue (131, 159, 150).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#839F96 color codes

HEX	`#839F96`
RGB	`rgb(131, 159, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, -11.62, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 11.71, 172.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.262, 31.823, 33.554)`
Decimal	`8626070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839F96, 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 #839F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #839F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839f96; }
.text { color: #839f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 159 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839f96, #839a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #839F96?: #839F96 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 #839F96?: The RGB value is 131, 159, 150: 131 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839F96?: The complementary color is #9F838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.