What color is #837F61?

#837F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837F61?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 97: 131 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F61?

The complementary color is #616583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837F61 color

#837F61 rgb(131, 127, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #837F61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 38% blue (131, 127, 97).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#837F61 color codes

HEX	`#837F61`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, -3.67, 16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 17.29, 102.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.107, 20.867, 14.328)`
Decimal	`8617825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F61, 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 #837F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #837F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f61; }
.text { color: #837f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f61, #768361); }

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Questions

What color is #837F61?: #837F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837F61?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 97: 131 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F61?: The complementary color is #616583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.