What color is #838D6C?

#838D6C 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 #838D6C?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 108: 131 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D6C?

The complementary color is #766C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D6C color

#838D6C rgb(131, 141, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #838D6C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 42.4% blue (131, 141, 108).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#838D6C color codes

HEX	`#838D6C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, -9.72, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 19.09, 120.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.591, 24.958, 17.864)`
Decimal	`8621420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D6C, 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 #838D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #838D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d6c; }
.text { color: #838d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d6c, #728d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #838D6C?: #838D6C 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 #838D6C?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 108: 131 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D6C?: The complementary color is #766C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.