What color is #837741?

#837741 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837741?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 65: 131 red, 119 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837741?

The complementary color is #414D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837741?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837741 color

#837741 rgb(131, 119, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837741 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 25.5% blue (131, 119, 65).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#837741 color codes

HEX	`#837741`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -3.17, 31.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 31.35, 95.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.912, 18.401, 7.661)`
Decimal	`8615745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837741, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #837741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #837741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837741; }
.text { color: #837741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837741, #6e8341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #837741?: #837741 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837741?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 65: 131 red, 119 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837741?: The complementary color is #414D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837741?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.