#838d85

Color #838d85

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#838d85

RGB

rgb(131, 141, 133)

HSL

hsl(132, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(57.62, -5.24, 3.01)

LCH

lch(57.62, 6.04, 150.13)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0166, 151.58)

HWB

hwb(132, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d838b

Analogous

#868d83

#838d85

#838d8a

Triadic

#838d85

#85838d

#8d8583

Split-complementary

#838d85

#8a838d

#8d8386

Tetradic

#838d85

#838b8d

#8d838b

#8d8583

Square

#838d85

#83868d

#8d838b

#8d8a83

Shades

Color #838d85 mixed toward black.

#6d766e

#575e58

#414742

#2b2f2c

#161816

Tints

Color #838d85 mixed toward white.

#98a099

#acb3ae

#c1c6c2

#d6d9d6

#eaeceb

Tones

Color #838d85 mixed toward gray.

#848c85

#858b86

#858a86

#868a87

#878987

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878887 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#878687 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#848989 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838d85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838d85]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#838d85 (#838d85) is rgb(131, 141, 133) in RGB.

No, #838d85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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