What color is #837C53?

#837C53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C53?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 83: 131 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C53?

The complementary color is #535A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C53 color

#837C53 rgb(131, 124, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #837C53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 32.5% blue (131, 124, 83).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#837C53 color codes

HEX	`#837C53`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -3.93, 23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 23.7, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.129, 19.866, 11.061)`
Decimal	`8617043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C53, 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 #837C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #837C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c53; }
.text { color: #837c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c53, #728353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837C53?: #837C53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C53?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 83: 131 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C53?: The complementary color is #535A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.