What color is #838D70?

#838D70 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 #838D70?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 112: 131 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D70?

The complementary color is #7A708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D70 color

#838D70 rgb(131, 141, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #838D70 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 43.9% blue (131, 141, 112).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#838D70 color codes

HEX	`#838D70`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, -9.06, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 16.92, 122.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.809, 25.045, 19.011)`
Decimal	`8621424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D70, 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 #838D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #838D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d70; }
.text { color: #838d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d70, #748d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #838D70?: #838D70 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 #838D70?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 112: 131 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D70?: The complementary color is #7A708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.