What color is #838A5A?

#838A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838A5A?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 90: 131 red, 138 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838A5A?

The complementary color is #615A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838A5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838A5A color

#838A5A rgb(131, 138, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #838A5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 35.3% blue (131, 138, 90).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#838A5A color codes

HEX	`#838A5A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.83, -10.75, 24.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.83, 27.12, 113.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.294, 23.741, 13.184)`
Decimal	`8620634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838A5A, 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 #838A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #838A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838a5a; }
.text { color: #838a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838a5a, #6b8a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #838A5A?: #838A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838A5A?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 90: 131 red, 138 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838A5A?: The complementary color is #615A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838A5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.