What color is #838A6F?

#838A6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838A6F?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 111: 131 red, 138 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838A6F?

The complementary color is #766F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838A6F color

#838A6F rgb(131, 138, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #838A6F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 43.5% blue (131, 138, 111).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#838A6F color codes

HEX	`#838A6F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -7.58, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 15.59, 119.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.317, 24.15, 18.574)`
Decimal	`8620655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838A6F, 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 #838A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #838A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838a6f; }
.text { color: #838a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838a6f, #768a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #838A6F?: #838A6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838A6F?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 111: 131 red, 138 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838A6F?: The complementary color is #766F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.