What color is #838C58?

#838C58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838C58?

The RGB value is 131, 140, 88: 131 red, 140 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838C58?

The complementary color is #61588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838C58 color

#838C58 rgb(131, 140, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #838C58 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.9% green and 34.5% blue (131, 140, 88).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#838C58 color codes

HEX	`#838C58`
RGB	`rgb(131, 140, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -12.1, 26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 29.32, 114.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 24.286, 12.838)`
Decimal	`8621144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838C58, 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 #838C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #838C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838c58; }
.text { color: #838c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 140 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838c58, #698c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #838C58?: #838C58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838C58?: The RGB value is 131, 140, 88: 131 red, 140 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838C58?: The complementary color is #61588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.