What color is #838646?

#838646 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838646?

The RGB value is 131, 134, 70: 131 red, 134 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838646?

The complementary color is #494686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838646?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838646 color

#838646 rgb(131, 134, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838646 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.5% green and 27.5% blue (131, 134, 70).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#838646 color codes

HEX	`#838646`
RGB	`rgb(131, 134, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 48%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, -10.98, 33.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 35.61, 107.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.991, 22.318, 9.101)`
Decimal	`8619590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838646, 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 #838646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #838646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838646; }
.text { color: #838646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 134 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838646, #638646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #838646?: #838646 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838646?: The RGB value is 131, 134, 70: 131 red, 134 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838646?: The complementary color is #494686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838646?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.