#838280

Color #838280

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 1.46 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#838280

RGB

rgb(131, 130, 128)

HSL

hsl(40, 1.2%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 2.3%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 2.3%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(54.4, -0.02, 1.21)

LCH

lch(54.4, 1.21, 90.95)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0032, 84.64)

HWB

hwb(40, 50.2%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808183

Analogous

#838180

#838280

#838380

Triadic

#838280

#808382

#828083

Split-complementary

#838280

#808383

#818083

Tetradic

#838280

#818380

#808183

#828083

Square

#838280

#808381

#808183

#838083

Shades

Color #838280 mixed toward black.

#6d6c6b

#575755

#424140

#2c2b2b

#161615

Tints

Color #838280 mixed toward white.

#989795

#acacaa

#c1c1c0

#d6d5d5

#eaeaea

Tones

Color #838280 mixed toward gray.

#838280

#838281

#828281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838380 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#838381 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#838181 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 1.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #838280;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838280]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#838280 (#838280) is rgb(131, 130, 128) in RGB.

No, #838280 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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