#838B7E Color

#838B7E is rgb(131, 139, 126) in RGB and hsl(97, 5%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838B7E

HEX#838B7E

RGBrgb(131, 139, 126)

HSLhsl(97, 5%, 52%)

HSVhsv(97, 9%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.021 133.2)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838B7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838B7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838B7E Complementary#867E8B Analogous#898B7E Analogous#7E8B80 Triadic#7E838B Triadic#8B7E83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838B7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959C91 #A5AAA1 #B7BBB4 #C6CAC4 #D8DBD7 #E8E9E7

Shades

#71786D #60665C #4E534B #3F433D #2D302C #1C1D1B

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