What color is #839FAE?

#839FAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839FAE?

The RGB value is 131, 159, 174: 131 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839FAE?

The complementary color is #AE9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839FAE color

#839FAE rgb(131, 159, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839FAE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.4% green and 68.2% blue (131, 159, 174).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#839FAE color codes

HEX	`#839FAE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 159, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -6.26, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 12.65, 240.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.396, 32.677, 44.795)`
Decimal	`8626094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839FAE, 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 #839FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #839FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839fae; }
.text { color: #839fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 159 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839fae, #838aae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #839FAE?: #839FAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839FAE?: The RGB value is 131, 159, 174: 131 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839FAE?: The complementary color is #AE9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.