What color is #83794C?

#83794C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83794C?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 76: 131 red, 121 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83794C?

The complementary color is #4C5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83794C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83794C color

#83794C rgb(131, 121, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #83794C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 29.8% blue (131, 121, 76).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#83794C color codes

HEX	`#83794C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, -3.1, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 26.23, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.502, 19.022, 9.586)`
Decimal	`8616268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83794C, 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 #83794C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83794C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #83794C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83794c; }
.text { color: #83794c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83794c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83794c, #71834c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #83794C?: #83794C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83794C?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 76: 131 red, 121 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83794C?: The complementary color is #4C5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83794C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.