What color is #838074?

#838074 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838074?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 116: 131 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838074?

The complementary color is #747783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838074 color

#838074 rgb(131, 128, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838074 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (131, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#838074 color codes

HEX	`#838074`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -1.11, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 7.01, 99.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.231, 21.525, 19.609)`
Decimal	`8618100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838074, 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 #838074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #838074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838074; }
.text { color: #838074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838074, #7e8374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #838074?: #838074 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838074?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 116: 131 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838074?: The complementary color is #747783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.