What color is #837850?

#837850 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837850?

The RGB value is 131, 120, 80: 131 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837850?

The complementary color is #505B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837850 color

#837850 rgb(131, 120, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837850 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (131, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#837850 color codes

HEX	`#837850`
RGB	`rgb(131, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, -2.04, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 23.61, 94.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.525, 18.838, 10.301)`
Decimal	`8616016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837850, 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 #837850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #837850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837850; }
.text { color: #837850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837850, #748350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837850?: #837850 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837850?: The RGB value is 131, 120, 80: 131 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837850?: The complementary color is #505B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.