What color is #838668?

#838668 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 #838668?

The RGB value is 131, 134, 104: 131 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838668?

The complementary color is #6B6886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838668 color

#838668 rgb(131, 134, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838668 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (131, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#838668 color codes

HEX	`#838668`
RGB	`rgb(131, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -6.51, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 17.11, 112.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.384, 22.875, 16.436)`
Decimal	`8619624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838668, 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 #838668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #838668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838668; }
.text { color: #838668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838668, #748668); }

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Questions

What color is #838668?: #838668 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 #838668?: The RGB value is 131, 134, 104: 131 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838668?: The complementary color is #6B6886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.