#83838a

Color #83838a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#83838a

RGB

rgb(131, 131, 138)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(54.96, 1.42, -3.76)

LCH

lch(54.96, 4.02, 290.69)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0104, 286.17)

HWB

hwb(240, 51.4%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8a83

Analogous

#83868a

#83838a

#86838a

Triadic

#83838a

#8a8383

#838a83

Split-complementary

#83838a

#8a8683

#868a83

Tetradic

#83838a

#8a838a

#8a8a83

#838a83

Square

#83838a

#8a8386

#8a8a83

#838a86

Shades

Color #83838a mixed toward black.

#6d6d73

#57575c

#414145

#2b2b2e

#161617

Tints

Color #83838a mixed toward white.

#98989d

#acacb1

#c1c1c4

#d6d6d8

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #83838a mixed toward gray.

#838389

#848489

#858588

#868687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838388 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#838388 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#838787 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #83838a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83838a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#83838a (#83838a) is rgb(131, 131, 138) in RGB.

No, #83838a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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