#838485

Color #838485

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 1.65 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#838485

RGB

rgb(131, 132, 133)

HSL

hsl(210, 0.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(55.09, -0.17, -0.67)

LCH

lch(55.09, 0.69, 255.76)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0019, 248.75)

HWB

hwb(210, 51.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858483

Analogous

#838585

#838485

#838385

Triadic

#838485

#858384

#848583

Split-complementary

#838485

#858383

#858583

Tetradic

#838485

#848385

#858483

#848583

Square

#838485

#858385

#858483

#838583

Shades

Color #838485 mixed toward black.

#6d6e6f

#575859

#424243

#2c2c2c

#161616

Tints

Color #838485 mixed toward white.

#989999

#acadae

#c1c2c2

#d6d6d6

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #838485 mixed toward gray.

#838485

#848485

#848484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838385 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#838385 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#838585 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838485;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838485]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#838485 (#838485) is rgb(131, 132, 133) in RGB.

No, #838485 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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