#838A7B Color

#838A7B is rgb(131, 138, 123) in RGB and hsl(88, 6%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A7B

HEX#838A7B

RGBrgb(131, 138, 123)

HSLhsl(88, 6%, 51%)

HSVhsv(88, 11%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.024 127.6)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A7B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A7B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A7B Complementary#827B8A Analogous#8A897B Analogous#7B8A7B Triadic#7B838A Triadic#8A7B83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A7B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949A8D #A4A99E #B5B9B1 #C7CAC4 #D9DBD6 #E8E9E7

Shades

#717769 #61675B #4F544A #3D413A #2C2E29 #1C1E1A

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