Information about #83898C color

#83898C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#83898C falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 137, 140) — 51.4% red, 53.7% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#83898C is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aluminium (#848789). Nearby in the Register you will also find Oslo Grey (#818988) and Cold Grey (#808A87).

The recipe behind #83898C is rgb(131, 137, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #83898C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#83898C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#83898C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#83898C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#83898C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#818689

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#808384

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Grey

#808080

#83898C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#83898C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8C8289
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#898C82
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#86828C
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#8C8682
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#898C82
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#8A828C
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#8C8682
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#848C82
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Nearest named colors to #83898C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

#83898C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83898C
  • RGB131, 137, 140
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(131, 137, 140)
  • HSL200°, 4%, 53%
  • HSL Precise200°, 3.766%, 53.137%
  • HSV200°, 6%, 55%
  • HSB200°, 6%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.537, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.537, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.537, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID83898C
  • DECIMAL ID8620428
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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