What color is #838141?

#838141 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838141?

The RGB value is 131, 129, 65: 131 red, 129 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838141?

The complementary color is #414383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838141?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838141 color

#838141 rgb(131, 129, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838141 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.6% green and 25.5% blue (131, 129, 65).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#838141 color codes

HEX	`#838141`
RGB	`rgb(131, 129, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -8.76, 34.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 35.75, 104.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.165, 20.908, 8.079)`
Decimal	`8618305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838141, 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 #838141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #838141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838141; }
.text { color: #838141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 129 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838141, #648341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #838141?: #838141 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838141?: The RGB value is 131, 129, 65: 131 red, 129 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838141?: The complementary color is #414383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838141?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.