What color is #838D52?

#838D52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838D52?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 82: 131 red, 141 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D52?

The complementary color is #5C528D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D52 color

#838D52 rgb(131, 141, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #838D52 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 32.2% blue (131, 141, 82).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#838D52 color codes

HEX	`#838D52`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -13.4, 30.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 33.06, 113.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.408, 24.484, 11.632)`
Decimal	`8621394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D52, 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 #838D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #838D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d52; }
.text { color: #838d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d52, #668d52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838D52?: #838D52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838D52?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 82: 131 red, 141 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D52?: The complementary color is #5C528D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.