What color is #838D78?

#838D78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838D78?

The RGB value is 131, 141, 120: 131 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838D78?

The complementary color is #82788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838D78 color

#838D78 rgb(131, 141, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #838D78 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 55.3% green and 47.1% blue (131, 141, 120).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#838D78 color codes

HEX	`#838D78`
RGB	`rgb(131, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -7.68, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 12.6, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.275, 25.231, 21.462)`
Decimal	`8621432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838D78, 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 #838D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #838D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838d78; }
.text { color: #838d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838d78, #788d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #838D78?: #838D78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838D78?: The RGB value is 131, 141, 120: 131 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838D78?: The complementary color is #82788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.