What color is #837E66?

#837E66 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E66?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 102: 131 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E66?

The complementary color is #666B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837E66 color

#837E66 rgb(131, 126, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #837E66 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 40% blue (131, 126, 102).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#837E66 color codes

HEX	`#837E66`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, -2.33, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 13.97, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.219, 20.707, 15.552)`
Decimal	`8617574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E66, 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 #837E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #837E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e66; }
.text { color: #837e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e66, #798366); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837E66?: #837E66 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E66?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 102: 131 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E66?: The complementary color is #666B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.