#838e83

Color #838e83

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#838e83

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 131)

HSL

hsl(120, 4.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 7.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 7.7%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.86, -6.19, 4.49)

LCH

lch(57.86, 7.65, 144.04)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0206, 145.46)

HWB

hwb(120, 51.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e838e

Analogous

#888e83

#838e83

#838e88

Triadic

#838e83

#83838e

#8e8383

Split-complementary

#838e83

#88838e

#8e8388

Tetradic

#838e83

#838e8e

#8e838e

#8e8383

Square

#838e83

#83888e

#8e838e

#8e8883

Shades

Color #838e83 mixed toward black.

#6c776c

#575f57

#414741

#2b302b

#161816

Tints

Color #838e83 mixed toward white.

#98a198

#acb4ac

#c1c6c1

#d6d9d6

#eaecea

Tones

Color #838e83 mixed toward gray.

#848d84

#858c85

#868b86

#878a87

#888988

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888886 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#878686 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#848888 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838e83;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838e83]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#838e83 (#838e83) is rgb(131, 142, 131) in RGB.

No, #838e83 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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