Information about #838A86 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#838A86 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 138, 134) — 51.4% red, 54.1% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 2 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #838A86 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oslo Grey (#818988). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Grey (#808A87) and Aluminium (#848789).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 138, 134) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #838A86: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. #838A86 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#838A86 color variations

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

#838A86 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B4B9B6

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White

#FFFFFF

#838A86 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#686F6B

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#4E5350

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Black

#000000

#838A86 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#828885

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#818683

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#818482

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#808180

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Grey

#808080

#838A86 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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#838A83

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#868A83

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#838A86 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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#8B8488
#8B8488

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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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#8B8484
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#8A848B
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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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#848B84
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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
#838A86
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#87848B
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#8B8784
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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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#84888B
#84888B

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#8B8488
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#8B8784
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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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#84848B
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#8B8488
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#8B8A84
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Nearest named colors to #838A86

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

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Eighth Gravel color link
Eighth Gravel

#888A84

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Battleship Grey color link
Battleship Grey

#848482

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

#838A86 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838A86
  • RGB131, 138, 134
  • CMYK3, 0, 2, 46
  • CSSrgb(131, 138, 134)
  • HSL146°, 3%, 53%
  • HSL Precise145.714°, 2.905%, 52.745%
  • HSV146°, 5%, 54%
  • HSB146°, 5%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.541, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.541, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.541, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838A86
  • DECIMAL ID8620678
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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