What color is #838B69?

#838B69 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838B69?

The RGB value is 131, 139, 105: 131 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838B69?

The complementary color is #71698B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838B69 color

#838B69 rgb(131, 139, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #838B69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.5% green and 41.2% blue (131, 139, 105).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#838B69 color codes

HEX	`#838B69`
RGB	`rgb(131, 139, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.4, -9.11, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.4, 19.51, 117.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.142, 24.311, 16.94)`
Decimal	`8620905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838B69, 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 #838B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #838B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838b69; }
.text { color: #838b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 139 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838b69, #728b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #838B69?: #838B69 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838B69?: The RGB value is 131, 139, 105: 131 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838B69?: The complementary color is #71698B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.