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Information about Roman Silver color

#838996 - Roman Silver color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #838996 ("Roman Silver") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(131, 137, 150) (51.4% red, 53.7% green, 58.8% blue), or CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 41 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #838996 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pewter Metallic (#838897). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Pewter (#808992) and Neutral Bay (#858D99).

The recipe behind #838996 is rgb(131, 137, 150), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #838996 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Roman Silver" in the Register.

Roman Silver color variations

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

Roman Silver color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Roman Silver

#838996
#9BA0AA

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#B4B8BF

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#CDCFD4

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#E6E7E9

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White

#FFFFFF

Roman Silver color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Roman Silver

#838996
#676C79

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#4D515A

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#33363C

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#191B1E

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Black

#000000

Roman Silver color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Roman Silver

#838996
#828691

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#81858C

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#808388

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#808184

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Grey

#808080

Roman Silver color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#938395

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#848395

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Roman Silver

#838996
#839095

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#839593

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#83958B

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Roman Silver 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
#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#959083
#959083

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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
#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#929583
#929583

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#958683
#958683

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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
#868395
#868395

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#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#839295
#839295

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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
#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#958389
#958389

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#899583
#899583

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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
#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#908395
#908395

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#959083
#959083

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#899583
#899583

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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
#838996
Roman Silver

#838996

#958392
#958392

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#959083
#959083

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#839586
#839586

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Nearest named colors to Roman Silver

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Roman Silver color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#838996 - Roman Silver color image Roman Silver color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838996
  • RGB131, 137, 150
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(131, 137, 150)
  • HSL221°, 8%, 55%
  • HSL Precise221.053°, 8.297%, 55.098%
  • HSV221°, 13%, 59%
  • HSB221°, 13%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.537, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.537, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.537, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838996
  • DECIMAL ID8620438
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited305 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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