What color is #837B56?

#837B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837B56?

The RGB value is 131, 123, 86: 131 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837B56?

The complementary color is #565E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837B56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837B56 color

#837B56 rgb(131, 123, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837B56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.2% green and 33.7% blue (131, 123, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#837B56 color codes

HEX	`#837B56`
RGB	`rgb(131, 123, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, -2.97, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 21.58, 97.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.123, 19.664, 11.643)`
Decimal	`8616790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837B56, 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 #837B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #837B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837b56; }
.text { color: #837b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 123 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837b56, #748356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837B56?: #837B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837B56?: The RGB value is 131, 123, 86: 131 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837B56?: The complementary color is #565E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837B56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.