#838586

Color #838586

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#838586

RGB

rgb(131, 133, 134)

HSL

hsl(200, 1.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 2.2%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(55.4, -0.54, -0.8)

LCH

lch(55.4, 0.97, 235.98)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0028, 227.86)

HWB

hwb(200, 51.4%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868483

Analogous

#838686

#838586

#838486

Triadic

#838586

#868385

#858683

Split-complementary

#838586

#868384

#868683

Tetradic

#838586

#848386

#868483

#858683

Square

#838586

#868386

#868483

#848683

Shades

Color #838586 mixed toward black.

#6d6f70

#575959

#424343

#2c2c2d

#161616

Tints

Color #838586 mixed toward white.

#98999a

#acaeae

#c1c2c3

#d6d6d7

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #838586 mixed toward gray.

#838586

#848586

#848585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848486 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#848486 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#838686 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838586;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838586]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#838586 (#838586) is rgb(131, 133, 134) in RGB.

No, #838586 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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