HEX Color #83495F (Dimgray)

About #83495F

The precise color #83495F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 73, and 95.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 44% M, 27% Y, and 49% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83495F

RGB131, 73, 95

HSL337.2°, 28.4%, 40.0%

CMYK0%, 44%, 27%, 49%

HSV337.2°, 44.3%, 51.4%

LAB38.6, 27.6, -2.1

XYZ13.8, 10.4, 12.1

Decimal8603999

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#83495F #49836D

Analogous

#83497B #835049

Triadic

#5F8349 #495E83

Tetradic

#7C8349 #49836D #504983

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#83495F

#905D70

#9E7182

#AC8594

#BA99A6

#C7AEB7

#D5C2C9

#E3D6DB

#F1EAED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#83495F

#744054

#653849

#57303F

#482834

#3A202A

#2B181F

#1D1015

#0E080A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.81:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.08:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.51:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.62:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83495F; }

.text-color { color: #83495F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #83495F; }

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