#838190

Color #838190

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838190

RGB

rgb(131, 129, 144)

HSL

hsl(248, 6.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 10.4%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 10.4%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(54.59, 3.84, -7.79)

LCH

lch(54.59, 8.69, 296.24)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0225, 291.9)

HWB

hwb(248, 50.6%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9081

Analogous

#818690

#838190

#8a8190

Triadic

#838190

#908381

#819083

Split-complementary

#838190

#908a81

#869081

Tetradic

#838190

#90818e

#8e9081

#819083

Square

#838190

#908186

#8e9081

#81908a

Shades

Color #838190 mixed toward black.

#6c6b79

#575561

#414049

#2b2b30

#161518

Tints

Color #838190 mixed toward white.

#9896a2

#acabb5

#c1c0c7

#d6d5da

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #838190 mixed toward gray.

#84828f

#85838d

#86858c

#87868b

#88878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82828d · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#82828c · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#838a89 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838190;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838190]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#838190 (#838190) is rgb(131, 129, 144) in RGB.

No, #838190 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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