What color is #837742?

#837742 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 #837742?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 66: 131 red, 119 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837742?

The complementary color is #424E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837742?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837742 color

#837742 rgb(131, 119, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837742 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 25.9% blue (131, 119, 66).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 39% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#837742 color codes

HEX	`#837742`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -3.07, 30.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 30.82, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.941, 18.413, 7.815)`
Decimal	`8615746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837742, 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 #837742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #837742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837742; }
.text { color: #837742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837742, #6f8342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #837742?: #837742 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 #837742?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 66: 131 red, 119 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837742?: The complementary color is #424E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837742?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.