What color is #837950?

#837950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837950?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 80: 131 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837950?

The complementary color is #505A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837950 color

#837950 rgb(131, 121, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837950 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 31.4% blue (131, 121, 80).

Its hue angle is 48°, 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 Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#837950 color codes

HEX	`#837950`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -2.61, 23.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 24.03, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.646, 19.08, 10.341)`
Decimal	`8616272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837950, 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 #837950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #837950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837950; }
.text { color: #837950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837950, #738350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837950?: #837950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837950?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 80: 131 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837950?: The complementary color is #505A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.