What color is #837B2F?

#837B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837B2F?

The RGB value is 131, 123, 47: 131 red, 123 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837B2F?

The complementary color is #2F3783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837B2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837B2F color

#837B2F rgb(131, 123, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #837B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.2% green and 18.4% blue (131, 123, 47).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 64% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#837B2F color codes

HEX	`#837B2F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 123, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 64%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, -6.96, 41.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 42.02, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.957, 19.197, 5.501)`
Decimal	`8616751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837B2F, 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 #837B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #837B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837b2f; }
.text { color: #837b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 123 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837b2f, #61832f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837B2F?: #837B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837B2F?: The RGB value is 131, 123, 47: 131 red, 123 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837B2F?: The complementary color is #2F3783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837B2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.