#838d89

Color #838d89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#838d89

RGB

rgb(131, 141, 137)

HSL

hsl(156, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 2.8%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(57.73, -4.44, 0.88)

LCH

lch(57.73, 4.53, 168.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0131, 169.89)

HWB

hwb(156, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8387

Analogous

#838d84

#838d89

#838c8d

Triadic

#838d89

#89838d

#8d8983

Split-complementary

#838d89

#8d838c

#8d8483

Tetradic

#838d89

#83878d

#8d8387

#8d8983

Square

#838d89

#84838d

#8d8387

#8c8d83

Shades

Color #838d89 mixed toward black.

#6d7672

#575e5b

#414745

#2b2f2e

#161817

Tints

Color #838d89 mixed toward white.

#98a09d

#acb3b0

#c1c6c4

#d6d9d8

#eaeceb

Tones

Color #838d89 mixed toward gray.

#848c89

#858b89

#858a88

#868a88

#878988

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87888a · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#87868a · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#848b8b · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838d89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838d89]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#838d89 (#838d89) is rgb(131, 141, 137) in RGB.

No, #838d89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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