What color is #838B50?

#838B50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838B50?

The RGB value is 131, 139, 80: 131 red, 139 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838B50?

The complementary color is #58508B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838B50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838B50 color

#838B50 rgb(131, 139, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #838B50 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.5% green and 31.4% blue (131, 139, 80).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#838B50 color codes

HEX	`#838B50`
RGB	`rgb(131, 139, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, -12.56, 30.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 33.01, 112.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.041, 23.87, 11.139)`
Decimal	`8620880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838B50, 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 #838B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #838B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838b50; }
.text { color: #838b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 139 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838b50, #668b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #838B50?: #838B50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838B50?: The RGB value is 131, 139, 80: 131 red, 139 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838B50?: The complementary color is #58508B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838B50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.