#838d8a

Color #838d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838d8a

RGB

rgb(131, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(162, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(57.76, -4.24, 0.35)

LCH

lch(57.76, 4.25, 175.28)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0124, 175.85)

HWB

hwb(162, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8386

Analogous

#838d85

#838d8a

#838b8d

Triadic

#838d8a

#8a838d

#8d8a83

Split-complementary

#838d8a

#8d838b

#8d8583

Tetradic

#838d8a

#83868d

#8d8386

#8d8a83

Square

#838d8a

#85838d

#8d8386

#8b8d83

Shades

Color #838d8a mixed toward black.

#6d7673

#575e5c

#414745

#2b2f2e

#161817

Tints

Color #838d8a mixed toward white.

#98a09d

#acb3b1

#c1c6c4

#d6d9d8

#eaeceb

Tones

Color #838d8a mixed toward gray.

#848c8a

#858b89

#858a89

#868a89

#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

#87888b · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#87868b · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#848b8b · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838d8a]

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Turquoise #40e0d0

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#838d8a (#838d8a) is rgb(131, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #838d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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