What color is #838671?

#838671 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838671?

The RGB value is 131, 134, 113: 131 red, 134 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838671?

The complementary color is #747186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838671 color

#838671 rgb(131, 134, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838671 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.5% green and 44.3% blue (131, 134, 113).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#838671 color codes

HEX	`#838671`
RGB	`rgb(131, 134, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.14, -5.02, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.14, 12.05, 114.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.865, 23.068, 18.973)`
Decimal	`8619633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838671, 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 #838671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #838671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838671; }
.text { color: #838671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 134 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838671, #788671); }

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Questions

What color is #838671?: #838671 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838671?: The RGB value is 131, 134, 113: 131 red, 134 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838671?: The complementary color is #747186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.