What color is #837956?

#837956 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837956?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 86: 131 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837956?

The complementary color is #566083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837956 color

#837956 rgb(131, 121, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837956 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 33.7% blue (131, 121, 86).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#837956 color codes

HEX	`#837956`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -1.83, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 20.7, 95.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.877, 19.172, 11.561)`
Decimal	`8616278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837956, 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 #837956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #837956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837956; }
.text { color: #837956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837956, #768356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837956?: #837956 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837956?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 86: 131 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837956?: The complementary color is #566083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.