Information about #838F81 color

#838F81 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #838F81 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 143, 129) — 51.4% red, 56.1% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 5 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #838F81 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dolphin Gray (#828E84). Slightly further away sit Ravine (#848A7D) and Inside Back (#848E88).

The recipe behind #838F81 is rgb(131, 143, 129), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #838F81 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#838F81 color variations

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

#838F81 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #838F81

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

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838F81
  • RGB131, 143, 129
  • CMYK5, 0, 5, 44
  • CSSrgb(131, 143, 129)
  • HSL111°, 6%, 53%
  • HSL Precise111.429°, 5.882%, 53.333%
  • HSV111°, 10%, 56%
  • HSB111°, 10%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.561, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.561, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.561, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838F81
  • DECIMAL ID8621953
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01