What color is #839FA2?

#839FA2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839FA2?

The RGB value is 131, 159, 162: 131 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839FA2?

The complementary color is #A28683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839FA2 color

#839FA2 rgb(131, 159, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839FA2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.4% green and 63.5% blue (131, 159, 162).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#839FA2 color codes

HEX	`#839FA2`
RGB	`rgb(131, 159, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -9.02, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 10.22, 208.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.278, 32.229, 38.906)`
Decimal	`8626082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839FA2, 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 #839FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #839FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839fa2; }
.text { color: #839fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 159 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839fa2, #8390a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #839FA2?: #839FA2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839FA2?: The RGB value is 131, 159, 162: 131 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839FA2?: The complementary color is #A28683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.