What color is #83794A?

#83794A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83794A?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 74: 131 red, 121 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83794A?

The complementary color is #4A5483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83794A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83794A color

#83794A rgb(131, 121, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #83794A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 29% blue (131, 121, 74).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#83794A color codes

HEX	`#83794A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -3.33, 27.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 27.33, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.434, 18.995, 9.225)`
Decimal	`8616266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83794A, 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 #83794A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83794A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #83794A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83794a; }
.text { color: #83794a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83794a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83794a, #70834a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #83794A?: #83794A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83794A?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 74: 131 red, 121 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83794A?: The complementary color is #4A5483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83794A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.