What color is #83876A?

#83876A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83876A?

The RGB value is 131, 135, 106: 131 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83876A?

The complementary color is #6E6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83876A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83876A color

#83876A rgb(131, 135, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #83876A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.9% green and 41.6% blue (131, 135, 106).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#83876A color codes

HEX	`#83876A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 135, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.27, -6.74, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.27, 16.57, 114.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.625, 23.194, 17.023)`
Decimal	`8619882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83876A, 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 #83876A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83876A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #83876A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83876a; }
.text { color: #83876a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83876a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 135 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83876a, #74876a); }

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Questions

What color is #83876A?: #83876A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83876A?: The RGB value is 131, 135, 106: 131 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83876A?: The complementary color is #6E6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83876A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.