What color is #837B5B?

#837B5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837B5B?

The RGB value is 131, 123, 91: 131 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837B5B?

The complementary color is #5B6383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837B5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837B5B color

#837B5B rgb(131, 123, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837B5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.2% green and 35.7% blue (131, 123, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#837B5B color codes

HEX	`#837B5B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 123, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -2.28, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 18.78, 96.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.332, 19.747, 12.741)`
Decimal	`8616795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837B5B, 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 #837B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #837B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837b5b; }
.text { color: #837b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 123 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837b5b, #77835b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #837B5B?: #837B5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837B5B?: The RGB value is 131, 123, 91: 131 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837B5B?: The complementary color is #5B6383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837B5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.