Recognised as Colour

#83838B

#83838B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#83838B is a grey with RGB values 131, 131, 139 and HSL 240°, 3%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#83838B#83838B

HEX#83838B

RGBrgb(131, 131, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5137, 0.5451

RGB percentages51.4%, 51.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(240, 3.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 5.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK5.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,618,891

CSS custom property--colour: #83838B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#7C7C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81848Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#81838Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#828485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.8 Slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.8, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8B8B83

Analogous#83878B, #87838B

Triadic#8B8383, #838B83

Split complementary#8B8783, #878B83

Tetradic#8B8387, #8B8B83, #838B87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECECEE

Lighter +30%#D2D2D5

Lighter +20%#B8B8BC

Lighter +10%#9D9DA4

Darker −10%#6A6A71

Darker −20%#515157

Darker −30%#39393C

Darker −40%#202022

More saturated +25%#6565A9

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R131

G131

B139

Red131 (51.4%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)3.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 83 · B 8B

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