What color is #838060?

#838060 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 #838060?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 96: 131 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838060?

The complementary color is #606383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838060 color

#838060 rgb(131, 128, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838060 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 37.6% blue (131, 128, 96).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#838060 color codes

HEX	`#838060`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, -4.38, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 18.36, 103.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.191, 21.108, 14.127)`
Decimal	`8618080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838060, 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 #838060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #838060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838060; }
.text { color: #838060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838060, #748360); }

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Questions

What color is #838060?: #838060 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 #838060?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 96: 131 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838060?: The complementary color is #606383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.