What color is #838959?

#838959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838959?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 89: 131 red, 137 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838959?

The complementary color is #5F5989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838959 color

#838959 rgb(131, 137, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838959 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 34.9% blue (131, 137, 89).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#838959 color codes

HEX	`#838959`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -10.34, 25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 27.1, 112.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.109, 23.438, 12.914)`
Decimal	`8620377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838959, 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 #838959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #838959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838959; }
.text { color: #838959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838959, #6b8959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #838959?: #838959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838959?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 89: 131 red, 137 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838959?: The complementary color is #5F5989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.