What color is #838361?

#838361 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 #838361?

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

What is the complementary color of #838361?

The complementary color is #616183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838361 color

#838361 rgb(131, 131, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838361 is a grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#838361 color codes

HEX	`#838361`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.94, -5.91, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.94, 19.37, 107.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.634, 21.921, 14.504)`
Decimal	`8618849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838361, 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 #838361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #838361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838361; }
.text { color: #838361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838361, #728361); }

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Questions

What color is #838361?: #838361 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 #838361?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 97: 131 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838361?: The complementary color is #616183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.