#838A95 Color

#838A95 is rgb(131, 138, 149) in RGB and hsl(217, 8%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838A95

HEX#838A95

RGBrgb(131, 138, 149)

HSLhsl(217, 8%, 55%)

HSVhsv(217, 12%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.018 259.4)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838A95 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838A95 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838A95 Complementary#958E83 Analogous#839395 Analogous#858395 Triadic#95838A Triadic#8A9583

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838A95, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949AA4 #A4A9B2 #B5B9C0 #C8CBD0 #D8DBDE #E9EAEC

Shades

#717884 #5E646E #4D535B #3D4148 #2D3034 #1A1C1E

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